Reddit reviews Articulate While Black: Barack Obama, Language, and Race in the U.S.

Well, the word "articulate" might have connotations.

If you're not aware of them, that's fine. This is something new to you, and now you're aware of it.

But arguing that those connotations don't exist, or they shouldn't be taken into consideration when such a word is said, well, that's a bit much.

You are being willfully ignorant at this point so this is the last thing that ai will post. Here is what two seconds of googling turned up.

https://thechicagolibrary.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/calling-black-people-articulate-and-well-spoken-is-not-a-compliment/

https://mic.com/articles/92657/this-brief-talk-brilliantly-explains-what-black-people-hear-when-white-people-call-them-articulate#.yxy9MlFkK

https://www.amazon.com/Articulate-While-Black-Barack-Language/dp/0199812985

http://www.upworthy.com/someone-told-her-she-was-articulate-see-why-shes-rejecting-that-as-a-compliment

If you haven't heard of it, I recommend you read the book "Articulate While Black," by Smitherman and Alim. Great sociolinguistic research (but written in an accessible way to non-linguistics) that deals with exactly these issues, and especially the compliment of "being articulate." (PS: as a sociolinguist, I endorse your comment. It's exactly the right answer.)

Entire book about this. Good read, even though it's pretty academic (and thus annoying to read). http://www.amazon.com/Articulate-While-Black-Barack-Language/dp/0199812985