"BASL is a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, ...

Adding to the long list of history-making moves from Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” the record-breaking film will become the first movie to ever debut using Black American Sign Language (BASL).

“Black ASL paints pictures and expresses messages in ways that just bring another layer and another flavor to the whole notion of what Black language is,” Candas Barnes said during a 2020 ...