“Professor Hill’s research was eye-opening for me,” said Player. “His work with the Black ASL Project broadened my understanding of sociolinguistics in sign language, which is still not fully ...

Sign language interpreter Justina Miles was highly ... the Center on Black Studies launched the Black ASL Project to analyze the preservation of the dialect and published "The Hidden Treasure ...

“Because of the facial expressions in Black ASL, white deaf ... a “hugely significant project.” “I wouldn't say that it legitimates African American language because African American ...

Black ASL is a dialect of American Sign Language (ASL). It was created within Black Deaf communities that were segregated from the wider community. Black ASL uses space, hand use, directional ...

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. What they ...

French Sign Language (LSF). They extracted hundreds of uses of SELF from LSF dictionary entries dating to the 1860's, Old ASL black and white films dating to the 1910's, and social media videos of ...

Metallica announced Saturday, National American Sign Language Day, that they will release ... released with an ASL visual on April 25. For the project, Metallica teamed with the nonprofit ...

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