Issue 18 - Summer 2020 | Page 14

Officially launched in June 2020, the Black Deaf Center (BDC) is a one-stop resource center focusing on Black Deaf people and their communities, organizations, businesses, and scholarships. One of the most important features of the center is vlogs, which cover a variety of topics, including racism, white privilege, decolonization, Black American Sign Language, literature (e.g., poetry and stories) as signed by Black Deaf people, history (e.g., Black Deaf schools and educators), and the firsts (e.g., the first Black Deaf person to obtain a doctorate in the U.S.). Please take a minute to visit the BDC website, learn about the culture and lives of Black Deaf people, and work towards social justice. The Power of ASL 14 Summer 2020 – Issue 18