How 'Gen Z Slang' Connects To Black Culture Appropriation

Watch VideoIn text threads, social media comments, Instagram stories, Tik Toks and elsewhere, more people are using words like "slay," "woke," "period," "tea" and "sis" — just to name a few.

While some people call it Gen Z slang or Gen Z lingo, these words actually come from Black culture, and their adoption among a wider...