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*"English is not my first language," writes Texas native Nakia Smith on her TikTok account. The 22-year-old African-American woman, who has been deaf since birt
Nakia Smith promotes Black American Sign Language on TikTok Sci-Tech Sun, May 23, 2021 WASHINGTON: "English is not my first language," writes Nakia Smith on her TikTok account, although the 22-year-old grew up in Texas. The young African American woman has been deaf since birth, and uses her large online following to promote her little-known dialect: Black American Sign Language. In her video clips, she tells her 400,000 followers about the differences between her language and the standard American Sign Language (ASL). Among other things, she signs with two hands rather than one, uses more s...
How deaf African American youth are using TikTok to preserve and propagate their brand of sign language
BURLINGTON CITY — A fitness studio and an art cafe will open on High Street this summer, according to the owners of both businesses. Ryde Fitness Studio, at 311 High Street, will be a spin studio without the cliques and body judgments, said its owner, Nakia Smith. The Turquoise Cup, at 325 High Street, is going to offer artisanal cafe beverages and do-it-yourself art classes, according to Owner Erica Jones. Smith lives in the city and Jones resides in neighboring Burlington Township. But they didn't have to choose the downtown area as their business home. The women chose it because t...
TikToker Raises Awareness on Black Sign Language, New Center Will Push the Conversation Forward 358 In the same way that you can add a ‘Blackcent’ to your style of speech, it can also be done when communicating in sign language. Now, a 22-year-old TikTok user is being credited for making the Black version of American Sign Language more widespread. Nakia Smith became a popular influencer on the social networking app through her daily videos that included sign language lessons and educating people on some of the issues deaf people face, Dallas Observer reports. Her popularity even resulted...