ASL Suncats, Feb. 12, 2023
-snip- Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna for information about Bajan (Barbadian) singer, business woman Rihanna.
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Career
Interpreter
She has signed for various live music events, such as the
Super Bowl LVII halftime show and pre-show.[1] Her performance at the halftime
show was the first ever by a deaf woman and went viral with millions of views
on social media.[2][3][4] Her performance in ASL of Lil' Kim's "Crush on
You" also went viral on TikTok in 2020.[5]
Sport
She is also an Olympic athlete. She was part of Team USA at
the Caxias do Sul 2022 Deaflympics in Brazil, where she received a silver medal
for 4x100m women's relay. She also competed in the 100m and 200m
events.[1][6][7]
Personal life
She is from Philadelphia."... [Pennsylvania]
Born- September 12, 2002
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Here's a comment exchange from [given as Video #3 in this pancocojams post:
CM, 2023 "Is she [Justina Miles] deaf or not?" ** Reply
MandeeDee, 2023 "She is hard of hearing, her mother is fully deaf. She also
has other family members with different ranges of hearing abilities as well." -snip- I've read online* that Justina Miles is racially mixed (Black/White). She identifies as Black. *I didn't retrieve those YouTube discussion thread sources. **** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Justina Miles (Deaf performer) performs ASL Super Bowl LVII 2023 Pregame (HD quality)
ASL Suncats, Feb. 12, 2023
Justina Miles (Deaf performer) performs alongside Sheryl Lee
Ralph "Lift Every Voice & Sing" in ASL before Superbowl LVII 2023
- Pregame (Best HD quality video).
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Lee_Ralph for information about Sheryl Lee Ralph.
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: Rihanna Slid Into Super Bowl Interpreter's DMs!
Entertainment Tonight, Feb 17, 2023
Rihanna's ASL interpreter, Justina Miles, opens up to 'CBS Mornings' about her experience signing the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. Justina shares how she prepared for the big event, and the sweet DM she received from Rihanna following the performance. **** ADDENDUM #1 - DEAF PEOPLE AND MUSIC These links are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. Article Excerpt #1 From https://www.washington.edu/news/2001/11/27/brains-of-deaf-people-rewire-to-hear-music/#:~:text=CHICAGO%20(Nov.,concerts%20and%20other%20musical%20events. Brains of deaf people rewire to ‘hear’ music, Walter Neary, November 27, 2001 "CHICAGO (Nov. 27) — Deaf people sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing — which helps explain how deaf musicians can sense music, and how deaf people can enjoy concerts and other musical events.
"These findings suggest that the experience deaf people have when ‘feeling’ music is similar to the experience other people have when hearing music. The perception of the musical vibrations by the deaf is likely every bit as real as the equivalent sounds, since they are ultimately processed in the same part of the brain,” says Dr. Dean Shibata, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Washington.
"“These findings suggest that the experience deaf people have when ‘feeling’ music is similar to the experience other people have when hearing music. The perception of the musical vibrations by the deaf is likely every bit as real as the equivalent sounds, since they are ultimately processed in the same part of the brain,” says Dr. Dean Shibata, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Washington."...
**** Article Excerpt #2 From https://www.musicalvibrations.com/music-and-d-deaf-people/ Music And d/Deaf People [This article is from the UK. No author or publishing date is given]
…. Many deaf people play musical instruments and take part in music activities on a daily basis. It is a misconception that they cannot, or do not, participate in and enjoy music.
As with hearing young people, participating in music activities can have many benefits for children and young people who are d/Deaf. Music can help children increase their confidence, encourage learning about emotions and help develop fine motor skills.*
How might d/Deaf people appreciate and perform music? Musicians with hearing loss often use thevibration of their instrument, or the surface to which it is connected, to help them feel the sound that they create, so although they may not be able to hear, d/Deaf people can use the vibrations caused by musical sounds to help them ‘listen’ to music.”…
..."How might d/Deaf people appreciate and perform music?
Musicians with hearing loss often use the vibration of their instrument, or the surface to which it is connected, to help them feel the sound that they create, so although they may not be able to hear, d/Deaf people can use the vibrations caused by musical sounds to help them ‘listen’ to music.”…
Deaf singers like Mandy Harvey, stand barefoot on the floor in order to feel these vibrations. Percussionist Evelyn Glennie is also particularly renowned for this and even Beethoven is said to have used the vibrations felt through his piano in his later years, when he was profoundly deaf. Deaf people attending a musical event people may use a balloon or a loudspeaker to feel vibrations caused by the performers.
[…]
Some d/Deaf musicians still have some hearing so some sound may still be perceptible to the musician. However, audible (auditory) cues are not available to profoundly d/Deaf musicians, and visual cues will not always provide sufficient information for interactive rehearsal and performance to be enjoyable and effective, which is why vibration is of such importance to d/Deaf musicians."...
**** ADDENDUM #2 -BLACK AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Celebrating Black History Month: Deaf Culture and Black
ASL
by Elisa Lewis, February 18, 2021, Updated: February 22, 2021
"Sign language is a form of communication that is mostly made
up of signs with the hands and other body movements, including facial
expressions and postures of the body. Depending on where you are in the world,
sign language can vary.
For example, in the United States, most Deaf people use American Sign Language to communicate. However, in Nicaragua, Deaf people use Nicaraguan Sign Language (NSL). Just because both an American and Nicaraguan use sign language, it doesn’t mean that they can understand each other. Each language has its nuances, grammar, and complexities – just like any other spoken language.
ASL is not a universal language, even within the United States. Various groups of Deaf people sign differently depending on their race and where they are in the country. That’s where Black ASL comes in.
During American slavery, there weren’t any established schools for Black children – deaf or hearing. After the Civil War and abolition of slavery, Black people began to open their own schools since they weren’t allowed to attend schools with white students.
Even deaf children, regardless of race, attended different schools than their hearing counterparts. That meant Black deaf children had to attend schools specifically created for their race and disability.
It was during this period of segregation that Black Deaf communities had to use different means of language socialization to communicate.
Because Black and White’s deaf students socialized in different environments, their sign languages were different, too.
[….]
Some of the major differences of Black ASL are that it uses more facial expressions and personality. Many Black ASL signers say that it allows them to showcase more of their “attitude” and “persona” compared to ASL. You’ll also see that Black ASL uses more signing space as well.
However, just like AAVE, Black ASL changes depending on where you live in the U.S. For example, someone in New York will sign completely differently from someone who lives in Texas.
There’s a myth that Black ASL is not as “good” or “formal” as ASL, but that is the furthest thing from the truth.
In many academic settings, Black deaf students feel the need to code-switch, “the practice of shifting the languages you use or the way you express yourself in your conversations”, in order to fit in with their white counterparts. The truth is, Black ASL represents the richness of culture, history, and pride of the Black Deaf community."...
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