February is a month filled with celebration of Black history and culture, highlighting identities that were once unrecognized ...

Raleigh, NC -- For Daisy Rivenbark, Black American Sign Language is much more than a language. It's a part of who she is. "I am extremely proud. I can't explain it. I can't hide it. I can't deny it. I ...

Sign language interpreter Justina Miles was highly-celebrated for her presence at this year's Super Bowl. Her contributions as a Black sign language interpreter highlight the history of the Black ASL.

Just in time for the holiday weekend, Ryan Coogler’s box office smash SINNERS is now streaming on Max—and it’s doing so while making history. The hit vampire horror film, set in 1930s Mississippi, is ...

The deaf community was plagued by racial segregation, so Black Americans decided to create their own rendition of the language to serve their communities. “Sinners” premiered on MAX on July 4 in its ...

When Justina Taylor Miles broke the internet signing Rihanna’s 2023 Super Bowl performance, she wasn’t just interpreting — she was continuing a tradition of Black American Sign Language. On Sunday ...

Ryan Coogler's Sinners was released in April to critical acclaim. Since then, the movie has managed to break several box office records and accomplish a list of "firsts," making history for Black ...

Sinners has finally made its streaming debut for everyone at home to watch Ryan Coogler’s highly acclaimed film. The movie continues to make history with its July 4 release on Max, becoming the first ...

When David Player ’19 (sociology/anthropology) was a student at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf in 2015, he became fascinated with how race, identity, and language, specifically sign ...

Adding to the long list of history-making moves from Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” the record-breaking film will become the first movie to ever debut using Black American Sign Language (BASL). The ...