Vershawn Ashanti Young

Vershawn Ashanti Young is a scholar in black studies, English language and writing, and communications. Also known as “Dr. Vay”, he specializes in three specific areas in black studies that include masculinity, writing studies, and also performance studies. Dr. Vay is the co-author of many books and multiple articles about black studies and the importance of code-meshing. Some of these articles include Introduction: Why Anti-Racist activism? Why Now? Should writer’s use they own language? Other People's English: Code-Meshing, Code-Switching, and African American Literacy. Vershawn Ashanti Young has taught at multiple Universities, teaching black studies, English language and literature, communication, and theater.