4.3M views · 4.7K reactions | Black American Sign Language? What You Know About That? Meet Nakia Smith a.k.a. Charmay. She's the 4th deaf generation of five generations, and she is here to inject some knowledge in our veins about BASL, it's roots as part of the survival of Black deaf folks in this country dating back to the 1800s, and how the dialect is so different (she says "It got seasoning!") from standard ASL. | Strong Black Lead | Facebook

19K views · 24 reactions | Black History signs in ASL - Part 2 | Sign Language 101 | Facebook

3.4K views · 13 reactions |  After Charmay's video went viral on TikTok, Charmay was invited to explain BASL (Black American Sign Language) and tell us how it is different from ASL (American Sign Language).  Enjoy this awesome video which Charmay can share and show us how it is done.  Follow Charmay on Twitter: www.twitter.com/realcaunsia | Deaf Discovery | Facebook

22-year-old Nakia Smith went viral after a video of her and her grandpa showed the difference between Black American Sign Language and American Sign Language. | AJ