Can I just say, I really appreciate the reporter asking her questions in ASL! The detail does not go unnoticed, and I can tell she worked hard to get it right. I haven't seen that kind of inclusivity in most interviews. Right on!

@alisharo58

3 жыл бұрын

It’s really so rare and very appreciated. Major kudos to this reporter!

@hanaj

3 жыл бұрын

Since her grandfather and mother are sign language educators, I think it’s like a second language to her. Notice that her mom teaches at the same university as the professor.

I’m a Black American and I didn’t know there was Black American Sign Language. All I knew was regular American Sign Language.

@bobwhite8440

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, the one us " regular" Americans use.

@HiThere-du4up

3 жыл бұрын

No, it is not. It was developed by the Plains Indian and Modernized by the U.S. Army during WW2.

@whiteafricannun3377

3 жыл бұрын

@@HiThere-du4up so you're saying that the blacks stole them some sign language? 😂😂

@cupcakeofdeath8287

3 жыл бұрын

I'ma stick to the regular sign language tho

@HiThere-du4up

3 жыл бұрын

@@whiteafricannun3377 lol lol

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@user-dy2jp4ko2i

3 жыл бұрын

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@richardmichaels206

3 жыл бұрын

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3 жыл бұрын

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@user-vo7qt1vd2k

3 жыл бұрын

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@launafunda2470

3 жыл бұрын

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This is so cool! As a hearing person, you just don't think about the different cultures within the deaf community. I have learned over the last couple of decades, as I've made deaf friends, and I am now engaged to a deaf man. It is a rich culture.

bought me to tears. MY daughter is deaf and I want the best for her. She is a Fil-Am ( black and filipina ). We live in New Orleans and I plan on doing more research about this.

Kudos to Kyra for using ASL during the interview.

@humphreyodiase5958

Жыл бұрын

Racist comment.. the topic is only about basl🤦

@gabrieltellez8148

5 ай бұрын

@@humphreyodiase5958 Thats a joke… right?

I’m so proud of JC! He was a student at Mississippi School fir the Deaf (MSD) when I worked at Mississippi School for the Blind (MSB). Keep doing your thing JC! 💜💛 I see you too grandma! 😀 Kyra, you did an amazing job! 👍🏾

Thanks for doing this segment on Black ASL!! and KUDOS to Krya for learning ASL and signing her questions directly!

This is the best news segment I’ve seen in years. Today, I learned something new and on top of that I’m hopeful and inspired by the work. #BASL 🤟🏾

Wonderful promoting SL but can we please use subtitles for those that are unable to hear. Would love for Deaf S African to see. I would have to say that each community have their own way of communicating

@itsjeninMass

3 жыл бұрын

I was able to turn the captions on. 🤷

There’s a black American Sign Language? I never knew that was a thing.

@somethingbettercoming

3 жыл бұрын

It goes to show, you learn something new every day!

@malinoisnation9392

3 жыл бұрын

Gang signs lol

@riottonitedragon8344

3 жыл бұрын

@a tavarez I’m done 😂

@h.seraphin9429

3 жыл бұрын

i’m embarrassed this is a thing

@boilingsnowwater2121

3 жыл бұрын

@Krista Awesome good job at playing the victim over a story about black oppression.

Love this story. My daughter is hard of hearing and I sent this to her. One suggestion on pieces like this is to add subtitles 👍🏾🙏🏾💕

@paulatucker8005

3 жыл бұрын

Click CC and you will see the captions.

@dragonflies6793

8 ай бұрын

I agree, it's sad there aren't captions on a video like this (autogenerated don't count fully). The content is so lovely!

And I thought I couldn't possibly love my people anymore than I already do! I stand corrected.

In the 1800's a convention of teachers to the Deaf decided no deaf person should use any type of sign language around the world. Many of the teachers of ASL at that time fled to the Black deaf schools and taught at many of their schools because Black Deaf schools weren't considered as rigorous as the formerly White Deaf schools now teaching Oralism. Fortunately, White Deaf students secretly signed away from the hearing teachers and their spies and helped conserve much of the original ASL. During that time though Black Deaf benefited from the advantage of White Deaf teachers. Language development Is fascinating and the survival of Deaf communication in America is full of drama and miracles. I am grateful ASL survives, thrives and is rich in dialects from Black ASL to Northeastern and Western ASL flavors. Krya Phillips signing and the conversation brought me to tears. Many fathers wish their daughters would speak to them... Her ability opens doors for communication I hope ABC continues to share.

There is another story. I wasn't there, so I don't really know. A time came that signing was forbidden to white deaf students so they might learn to read lips and speak clearly. The segregated black deaf students were allowed to continue using ASL. The white students lost knowledge of signing during the years of oralist repression. When the repression ended, and racial segregation ended, the black deaf shared with the white deaf. Black people saved ASL.

@chelseaashby4852

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! I've taken many many Deaf history classes and knew about the history of ASL being forbidden, but I never learned the racial segregation side of it. That's pretty cool to learn how black people practically saved ASL.

@PelemusMcSoy

Жыл бұрын

Oralist is a new one. What isn't istaphobic these days?

These comments are hard to read, and full of so much hate. All I can hope, is people open their minds and hearts to the history they refuse to understand.

@orion7873

3 жыл бұрын

if you think this "story" is anything other than plain old horse crap, something is wrong with you.

@itsjeninMass

3 жыл бұрын

The racists are out in force. The butt hurt is real. It's gross.

@orion7873

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsjeninMass You are the racist ABC is pandering to... you are just mad because everyone else sees how absurd this is... and how gullible YOU must be to keep falling for this blatant pandering.

@itsjeninMass

3 жыл бұрын

@@orion7873 🤣🤣🤣 Sure. Ok. 🤷

Please share more stories like this

this make me proud my deaf community! thank for sharing with us in BASL I would love to learn. I know I am white Deaf American. but it is matter to color or different foreign sign language. I would love learn!

It’s weird but I can’t usnetand ASL but somehow as a black person I can comprehend BASL lol

How can anyone “unlike” this? 🤦🏽‍♀️

@melzasguitar2697

3 жыл бұрын

Half the people watching it down voted it

@orion7873

3 жыл бұрын

It's a dislike.... Because it's garbage and clearly just more pandering

@itsjeninMass

3 жыл бұрын

Ignorance.

@whiteafricannun3377

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsjeninMass if you think gang signs are a diffent official sign language then you're on some serious dope

@whiteafricannun3377

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsjeninMass if you think gang signs are a diffent official sign language then you're on some serious dope

This was dope...thank you for helping your ppl connect back to our history even more.....🔥

I'm an ASL interpreter and I have a few questions and I'm suuuuper hoping a black deaf person(s) reads this and answers my questions. I live in Utah where most people here are as white as it gets. It's because of this that I am unfamiliar with black signs, and the etiquette that goes along with them. I always strive to educate myself and improve so that I can be a good interpreter for the Deaf/HH community, so please let me know if my questions are offensive. Is it offensive of me to ask what black signs are to improve my vocabulary? Also, since it is my job to articulate my interpretation as best I can to match the person speaking/signing, is it offensive if I use black signs as a white interpreter? For example, if I am interpreting for a black hearing person who is using black terminology, is it offensive if I use the black signs connected to that terminology?

@toothpaste265

3 жыл бұрын

Hi I am black deaf woman. When I was a student at Gallaudet and the black interpreter ask me if I understand her ASL signing, which it no problem for me. But for others that I saw some white students who aren't comfortable with black interpreter and they did make alot of corrections of her asl signing and expression to satisfy in demanding the white students' expectations. Few white students in my class, make a report to remove her out of the classroom for good. Its was sad judgment from them.

I’ll betcha Carolyn and JC appreciated it when Kyra asked them what their favorite words in Black ASL were!

Love this. ♥️✊🏾

This is so interesting. I didn't know that there was such a thing as BASL. I LOVE IT!

@orion7873

3 жыл бұрын

There isn't ... this story is just ABC pandering. BASL is total make-believe crap

@Emma-lc7cx

3 жыл бұрын

@@orion7873 and how is it make believe so you are saying segregation didn’t exist

@orion7873

3 жыл бұрын

@@Emma-lc7cx Saying BASL is real, is like saying ebonics is a real language... it isn't. It's just a low class version of English.

@firstnamelastname4427

Жыл бұрын

@@orion7873 JFC... just loud, proud, ignorant and _wrong_ !

This was a really great segment

This is beautiful

I studied asl and would love to learn bsl. I have always been fascinated by the language. God help me, I will learn.

ASL often doesn't get enough mainstream appreciation, even more so for ASL's different varieties. Great to see the news covering a beautiful, underappreciated dialect of ASL!

I was able to understand both sign language and I'm I'm Spanish, for me I don't think there's a biggie about it as long as I'm able to understand even tho I have keep teaching myself, never went to special school my parents never knew me being deaf till I'm around 4-6 years old & never was taught sign language.

I just heard about this but it makes so much sense.

Great story 🖤🖤🖤

That's my brother JC love him 🥰

It's cool that every culture have their own language or dielect just like every individual obtain different accents.

Loved this story, makes me want to learn how to signs. Thanks for sharing and signing Kyra and to those who were a part of the segment.

Very interesting

Go Kera. Wish i could do this

I had no idea! Wow!

Yes I have cousin are black and Indian as I love and support them no matter! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼✊🏼I'm proud black people are cool and deaf ! ❤

So, is BASL more of a separate language or more of a dialect?

@Emma-lc7cx

3 жыл бұрын

I think a dialect

@timberrobles7752

Жыл бұрын

It’s similar to aave, it’s not really a separate thing it’s just like a subsection of asl

Learning ASL - I’m newly hard of hearing. I am loving this clip about BASL ❤ this is how we speak in Maryland. Gonna learn it all ❤❤❤

Love ❤️, learned something new 😊

🤟🏾Love!

Why is this in my recommendations tho

@somethingbettercoming

3 жыл бұрын

Did you learn something new?

@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091

3 жыл бұрын

@@somethingbettercoming I learned that having different ways of communicating based on race is stupid.

@chelsea5595

3 жыл бұрын

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091 did you watch the video and learn that black children couldn’t attend deaf schools so they had to learn how to communicate on their own? And it’s not a whole different language? So why is it stupid?

@chelsea5595

3 жыл бұрын

@a tavarez shoving what? Education?

@somethingbettercoming

3 жыл бұрын

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091 really? Well, i believe it has its place

More power to them all. Good interview.

Educational segregation exists still

it's crazy how they can do a whole segment on BASL and Black Deaf people (which is great to be true!) but still fail at the most basic form of accessibility for deaf people, providing captions.

Cool 😎

🖤

I love deaf world!

Love this💜💜🙏🏽

@somethingbettercoming

3 жыл бұрын

It is sooooo interesting!

@whiteafricannun3377

3 жыл бұрын

I mean y'all haven't done much else 😂😂😂

❤❤❤❤

New Zealand was the first country to add sign language to Covid update broadcasts.

@longboardgirlzteamsocalmak6684

3 жыл бұрын

DJ’ AC/DC Lars. What’s Going Down,, On the streets. PNG Brahddahz. Australia 🇦🇺

The four main Chinese languages are shown on Chinese money and signs. The two main New Zealand languages are shown on NZ money and signs. How many First Nation languages are shown on US money and signs?

@orion7873

3 жыл бұрын

America has one language ... and it is on our money.

@bobwhite8440

3 жыл бұрын

Is this like a Jeapordy quiz?

@xman4399

3 жыл бұрын

@@orion7873 that’s not factual true America has a de facto which is English but we don’t have a de jure (by law) language, partly because no one wants to open that can of lawsuits

@Emma-lc7cx

3 жыл бұрын

@@orion7873 America has no official language stupid

@toothpaste265

3 жыл бұрын

@@xman4399 ...lawsuits... they had tried or get killed.. Jim Crowell Law under white supremacists or KKK are the worst. Destroy our African Americans business, history and ebonic language. My family against ebonic language. We were force to walk into white language or get killed or prison. Shame of them. To lets go of the past.. still white folks practicing repeating

He is very handsome

I loved this piece, thank you for that.

Love it

Wow! Brings tears to my eyes. So powerful

He's handsome 😍

I live across the Street from Gallaudet 😁

This is beautiful 😍

Where did it come from? 👁👏🔥😆

@somethingbettercoming

3 жыл бұрын

Out of racism and oppression!

You trolls here are so sad. This video is not posted seeking your approval or serving to coddle you. THIS VIDEO IS HERE to say the NARRATIVE of a people you have never heard before ADVOCATES FOR ITSELF.

If you don't want to hear him, just trun off the lights

Good segment... But the spoken parts should have caption 😁

Did not know about this. I’ve never met any deaf African Americans here in Phoenix Az that have even heard of this before. You learn something new everyday:

So its a style of talking in asl ? I'm so confused 😕

@terronisaac2098

3 жыл бұрын

Basically 😂

@orion7873

3 жыл бұрын

no ... this story is crap. There is ASL and then there are stupid people who try to ghetto-up things.

@sleepingkindaof

3 жыл бұрын

@@orion7873 Well at the same time I'm wondering if there's a southern version for the same reason like when people talk with an accent dose that come through in asl.

@whoisashanyways

3 жыл бұрын

@@orion7873 Ghetto up things? Did you miss the part where they explained BASL was a result of deaf black children getting a different education because of segregation??

@fthr2824

3 жыл бұрын

I understand the confusion, but basically it's the only standard black deaf people had as they weren't allowed in schools of the deaf. "The first school for the deaf in the United States, the American School for the Deaf (ASD), was founded in 1817 but did not admit any black students until 1952." - per google search and wikipedia article. Now that people are now allowed to learn ASL univerally, it's basically phased out, but people still mix in things from BASL. Preserving it is basically about preserving that part of history and cultural pride, but it isn't really trying to do much else. Hope that helped.

Here you go Meghan

when i look in the mirror and say "what is he wearing?! i mean i love him... but...wtf?" and then i remember men dress like this and im fine.

@iarwainthabombadil7724

3 ай бұрын

does being deaf mean you have to dress like Paul Washer circa 2007/8/9? i mean talk about sin...

@iarwainthabombadil7724

3 ай бұрын

one on one lololol

Ok, I understand signing can appear to be different based on places similar to accents But isn't this promoting segregation among people who should be coming to understanding each other based on similar lifestyle. IS there a black way for blind people reading braille? Or has self important race issue not caught up to that yet?

@bridgetcolby6328

3 жыл бұрын

You know how British people speak English too? But it sounds different? Yea. This is the same thing.

@itsjeninMass

3 жыл бұрын

It's about preserving another aspect of Black life and Black culture. Hi, BASL. I'm pleased to meet you!

@fthr2824

3 жыл бұрын

They're preserving another way of speaking, not replacing the standard that already exists. It was only ever created out of necessity anyway, since at the time even deaf black children weren't given a way of communicating since they weren't allowed in deaf schools. They're not stating that BASL should replace ASL or even supplement it. Just that it should be preserved and its history is understood since people think they're so far removed from history.

@VB-fo1oc

3 жыл бұрын

@@bridgetcolby6328 BEST EXPLANATION THUS FAR ✌🏽✊🏽

@Emma-lc7cx

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not promoting segregation it started from segregation and became a part of black deaf culture

American Sign Language was developed by the Plains Indian tribe and Modernized by the U.S. Army during WW2. People need to learn their history.

@ultimateaccount2186

Жыл бұрын

That's... what? American Sign Language is derived from French Sign Language, yes PISL existed and likely had some influence on ASL but it wasn't derived from it, lol

@HiThere-du4up

Жыл бұрын

@@ultimateaccount2186 That is what you think. Sign language has been expanded all over the place, from what fit to fit the needs for their local citizen. It all came from the Plain Indians. Learn history instead.

There is also a chicano sign lamguage its impressive how all the little cholitos know it and i dont.

@SnortStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Chicano just means Liberal Mexican American now lol

@firstnamelastname4427

Жыл бұрын

@@SnortStuff No it doesn't.

Bloods or crips

😮😮😮😢

STORMS are teachong that dont be Cateless / .Ana.

More asl please

I cant breath lol

My fellow American Patriots, we offer prayers and guidance to all working class nationalists throughout the world. We have noticed that American patriots do not discuss the bigger picture. So allow me to clarify a small problem that is very hidden in America. So there is a world cartel of families that run this world, they are not interested in nationalism whatsoever. These are the same families that sold guns n cannons to Napoleon, and us English at the same time. The same lot financed both sides of WW1 and WW2, and surprise your civil war. These people are called globalists, every British prime minister and American President have taken orders from them!!! Except one, and that is what you lot are going through right now. WAKE UP AMERICA, BRITAIN HAS TWIGGED BEFORE YOU !! Your FBI and CIA IS now rotten to the Core, so who bought them ?????

SUU WHOOP! B'S UP

Mmhmm

@somethingbettercoming

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I said 😏

I am surprised the media didn't ask..... How do you say I don't like white people in sign language.

@muddywater4505

3 жыл бұрын

Without false claims of racism or fanning the racial fire liberals have absolutely nothing.

Is there Orange Sign Language?

🤣🤣🤣

imagine if they were in liberia... so much freedom

@boilingsnowwater2121

3 жыл бұрын

imagine thinking that comment made sense. go back where you came from.

@edytha2090

3 жыл бұрын

@@boilingsnowwater2121 ok lol...

@toothpaste265

3 жыл бұрын

@@boilingsnowwater2121 why no one never tell white ppls to go back where they came from with their dumbass racist ideas and join the white supremacists. So sad!

No different than water fountains for specific races. We're going backwards. Black this black that everywhere we go.

@EbsSeven

3 ай бұрын

Backwards? LOL, it's always been like this. Blaming the community that didn't enforce these strict policies is crazy. You are mad at Black people for using BASL when they couldn't attend ASL schools? Now we have our own culture, vernacular, sign language and you're mad as if we had a choice? LOL, you people are insane.

First

Hahahaha hahahaha in other news ,, absolute proof great movie based on true events 🍿 enjoy

So slang sign?

LOL 😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Buy an electric car.

Okaaaay...what the stupid fist?

Is Black sign language the same trend as Ebonics? I remember when some black people thought "Ebonics" was going to be the next "black" language. But 90% of Black Americans never heard of the term Ebonics. Ebonics was changed into being called African American Vernacular English. This is a type of "slang" language which is a sloppy form of using the English language.

@bobwhite8440

3 жыл бұрын

Ebonics was called jive talk in the sixties. It's pigeon english, a legacy of slavery.

@fthr2824

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure you watched the video. It states early on that black people weren't actually able to learn ASL since schools for the deaf didn't accept blacks, so deaf black people had to make up their own language based on what little they could get from standard ASL. The point of preserving the language is more to preserve that understanding, not take the place of ASL.

@firstnamelastname4427

Жыл бұрын

I really wish some of y'all could bother to read and research rather than just proudly remaining ignorant and spouting off bigoted garbage.

Where are stories about the other minority groups??

@NomusaMagical

3 жыл бұрын

🥵 Ihave NO problem w/ OTHER groups advocating for themselves as we have. No matter YOUR background .. even if black .. If you TRULY understood our history coming to AND existing in this country .. you'd know your question is ______ 👩🏾‍🦳

@bonitaapplebaum4202

3 жыл бұрын

This is the internet go find them

15 haters so far

@TNTN1977

3 жыл бұрын

@a tavarez not with that last name

@pinkskincanthandlethesunli6508

3 жыл бұрын

No it's 26 and counting now!😂

@TNTN1977

3 жыл бұрын

@Chit Chatter 😂

take a drink everytime they say black

@tennamurfett7158

3 жыл бұрын

😒I have, and I keep getting drunk. . . 😂

Lol. What?

@somethingbettercoming

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it interesting?

@zenath3125

3 жыл бұрын

@@somethingbettercoming no

@firstnamelastname4427

Жыл бұрын

@@zenath3125 It must be, since you took the time to comment on it!

Ughhhhh... no it didn’t ASL is 200 yrs old... didn’t stem from racism..

@firstnamelastname4427

Жыл бұрын

Did you even bother to watch the video?

Can't ask for inclusiveness while trying to hang on to language that is exclusive

@Sabledoux

3 жыл бұрын

We don't ask, it is a fact we are here, and we have a culture. In one way or another you have enjoyed our culture.

@bensuniverse2755

3 жыл бұрын

sir you gotta realize on why this happened in the first place 😐

@xman4399

3 жыл бұрын

What’s exclusive about it white people can learn African American Sign Language just like black people can learn it. Hell I’ll let you on to another secret to you can also apply to a HBCU too

@Ms.NoNo2

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think those words mean what you think they mean. Moron.

@cayla35

2 жыл бұрын

what?? yeah schools were exclusive.. of black people which is why they had to make their own dialect of asl?? did u not watch the video.. or what.

This is ridiculous 😂

@LennerPOPPADOPALIS89

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, how absurd!

@fthr2824

3 жыл бұрын

I'll bite: How exactly is it ridiculous?