/tags/south south en-US Copyright Thu, 23 May 2019 09:02:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2019-05-23/as-employment-rises-african-american-transplants-ride-jobs-wave-to-the-south At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C. Thu, 23 May 2019 09:02:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2019-05-23/as-employment-rises-african-american-transplants-ride-jobs-wave-to-the-south Daniella Cheslow /npr-news/2019-03-09/yall-heard-an-argument-for-the-great-southern-pronoun In the book Speaking of Alabama, an essay by linguistics professor Catherine Davies calls "y'all" a speech "improvement" — at least when referring to the plural second person. Sat, 09 Mar 2019 13:21:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-09/yall-heard-an-argument-for-the-great-southern-pronoun Patrick Jarenwattananon