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 ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In particular, she was interested in the ...

WASHINGTON – It’s a chilly December day on the campus of Gallaudet University and JC Smith – a Black deaf man and undergraduate student – is hanging out inside the new Center for Black Deaf Studies.

Kanny Salike ’26 (CLAS) didn’t grow up in the Deaf community and no one around her uses American Sign Language – she didn’t even know her A, B, Cs until just over a year ago. The linguistics and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Max announces first BASL offering for a feature film with 'Sinners' streaming release. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures The summer vampire blockbuster Sinners is finally coming to streaming this week, ...