On Saturday, April 15—National American Sign Language (ASL) Day—Metallica announced that they will release ASL interpretations of every single music video for their new album, 72 Seasons. In an ...

Despite being born with severe hearing loss, Matt Maxey, who has used hearing aids since age 2, wasn't introduced to American Sign Language (ASL) until his teens. Fittingly, given the Georgia native's ...

Hip-hop ASL interpreter Matt Maxey is bringing communities together through music. As the founder of DEAFinitely Dope, Maxey works to bridge the gap between deaf culture and hip-hop culture, a mission ...

Innovators and icons tend to have something in common: They do things differently. This week we hear stories from a few people changing the game one costume, festival or ASL gesture at a time. Ruth E.

Burna Boy is a masterful live performer. The “Rollercoaster” musician has had a ton of experience molding his skills, including the NBA All-Star Game Halftime show, Dreamville Fest, Afro Nation, and ...

Writer-director Siân Heder makes it very clear she knew the double meaning of “CODA,” the title of her new Apple TV Plus film, an acronym for Child of Deaf Adults. It’s used to describe the movie’s ...

American Sign Language performer Justina Miles shined bright like a diamond during Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. Miles, a nursing student and cheerleader at Bowie State University, ...

Throughout the past decade, sign language interpretation has infiltrated hip-hop in a major way. Talented masters of American Sign Language have transformed their abilities to interpret rappers' ...

In honor of Pride Month, performing artist Brandon Kazen-Maddox steps into the Storytellers Spotlight to showcase the beauty of what intersectionality looks like on stage. The New York-based artist is ...