Erika Boardman
Check out this short documentary Signing Black in America that explores the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities.
Black Life in America, Series 3 (1976-Present) was recently included in our NewsBank Access World News Research Collection upgrade, and will be essential in your research and course assignments if you're trying to explore the experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media. This multi-disciplinary collection is designed to foster discussions and research related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in America from 1976 to present day.
The database collection is organized by centuries, and covers religion, court decisions, protests, society & culture, and more. You can choose to search or browse the content as you would any other database, or you can use the "map search" feature where filter your search to only show content created from a particular location.
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