This marginalization is still prevalent today, as Black English is still massively stigmatized and discredited in almost all academic circles, especially in American culture. Jordan's demonstration that Black English is neither respected nor validated in academic and social contexts still rings true today. Black English-speaking students see little to no representation of their language in the classroom and are often actively discouraged from speaking the language of their community and upbringing. This suppression and delegitimization of a valid method of communication represents colonialist and white supremacist notions of language, social homogeneity, and latent institutional racism, and has negative, even disastrous, consequences for students..