Sinners will hit Max with a Black American Sign Language (BASL) version to encourage others to learn about this special form ...

On TikTok and in virtual hangouts, a younger generation is sharing the origins and nuances of Black American Sign Language, a rich variation of ASL that scholars say has been overlooked for too long.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners will be the first movie on a streaming platform that will also be available in Black American Sign ...

My first introduction to Black American Sign Language was through 22-year-old TikToker, Nakia Smith. Her informative videos have allowed people to learn about the differences in which Black deaf ...

Carolyn McCaskill remembers exactly when she discovered that she couldn’t understand white people. It was 1968, she was 15 years old, and she and nine other deaf black students had just enrolled ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A renewed interest in Black American Sign Language has come up thanks to the popular app TikTok. A 22-year-old deaf woman named Nakia Smith went viral last year for a video she ...

Researchers are working to preserve Black languages like African American English and Black American Sign Language and reduce stigma around them.

In black sign language, a relic of segregation has become a sign of solidarity February 21, 2020 More than 5 years ago A person signs the word “now” in ASL.

In seeking to understand how Black American Sign Language — or Black ASL — has evolved, the study authors conducted personal interviews and analyzed films of the participants.