I get what he is saying. He is talking about people who get around white people and try as hard as they can to fit in, even if it means neglecting their heritage. Example:
"Joe Schmoe was raised in the projects in DC. He plays with all the kids listens to all the same music and everything. Eventually he graduates from HS and goes to college. He gets a degree and the industry in which he works has a much higher percentage of whites than blacks. He mainly associates with whites. He begins to try to dress like them and emulate their talking styles. He does everything to try and fit in with them including neglecting where he came from. He does not want his associates to think that he "acts" black."
It has nothing to do with how someone talks. It is more a question of how they carry themselves. So in that respect I would have to say that this is not a "New School" thing. As far back as we have been here, people of the African Extraction have tried to fit in with society at-large.
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