{"id":15090,"date":"2021-02-18T18:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T23:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/deaf-culture-black-asl\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:55:03","slug":"deaf-culture-black-asl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/deaf-culture-black-asl\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Black History Month: Deaf Culture and Black ASL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Accessibility<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Celebrating Black History Month: Deaf Culture and Black ASL<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/elisa\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Elisa Lewis<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-02-18T18:52:13+00:00\">February 18, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/.\/shutterstock_1464786959-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1464786959-scaled-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1464786959-scaled-1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1464786959-scaled-1-1024x502.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1464786959-scaled-1-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1464786959-scaled-1-1536x753.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year in February during Black History Month we celebrate the work and legacy of prominent Black leaders who\u2019ve paved a way for racial equity and inclusion in the United States. It\u2019s also a time when people celebrate Black culture and history including music, art, literature, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the larger Black American community, there are a plethora of diverse groups and experiences. One of these groups is the Black deaf community, who have their own unique culture and language.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post, we\u2019ll highlight the history of Black Deaf culture in America, Black American Sign Language (ASL), and the importance of its legacy beyond Black History Month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/faces-behind-the-screen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Accessibility Stories from the Community \u2611\ufe0f<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Origins of Black ASL\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22532 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-248x300.png\" alt=\"African American men and woman in colorful clothes stand one by one.\" width=\"210\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-497x600.png 497w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-768x928.png 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-1271x1536.png 1271w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-1695x2048.png 1695w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-1400x1691.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-484x585.png 484w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-579x700.png 579w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-124x150.png 124w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-62x75.png 62w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295-174x210.png 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1780270295.png 1324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign language is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/sign_language\/definition.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">form of communication that is mostly made up of signs with the hands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other body movements, including facial expressions and postures of the body. Depending on where you are in the world, sign language can vary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019t mean that they can understand each other. Each language has its nuances, grammar, and complexities &#8211; just like any other spoken language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s where Black ASL comes in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During American slavery, there weren\u2019t any established schools for Black children &#8211; deaf or hearing. After the Civil War and abolition of slavery, Black people began to open their own schools since they weren\u2019t allowed to attend schools with white students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was during this period of segregation that Black Deaf communities had to use different means of language socialization to communicate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because Black and White&#8217;s deaf students socialized in different environments, their sign languages were different, too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black ASL was more in line with the traditional version of ASL, like using two hands when signing. 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 \u201cattitude\u201d and \u201cpersona\u201d compared to ASL. You\u2019ll also see that Black ASL uses more signing space as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3HDm3kx3rhY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Nakia Smith (highlighted in the video above), she says that the biggest difference between Black ASL and ASL is that Black ASL \u201cgot seasoning\u201d<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s very similar to what we, in the hearing world, call <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linguisticsociety.org\/content\/what-ebonics-african-american-english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ebonics or African-American Vernacular English (AAVE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). It\u2019s a complete language with its own terms and nuances that are more commonly used in the Black community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a myth that Black ASL is not as \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cformal\u201d as ASL, but that is the furthest thing from the truth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many academic settings, Black deaf students feel the need to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/codeswitch\/2013\/04\/13\/177126294\/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">code-switch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cthe practice of shifting the languages you use or the way you express yourself in your conversations\u201d, 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. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Black Deaf Culture in the Digital Age<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21996 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"woman working on a laptop\" width=\"223\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2-600x485.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2-585x473.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2-185x150.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2-93x75.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2-174x141.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1727889175-2.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past year, we\u2019ve had more conversations around race and equity as a global society. Movements like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Lives Matter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have spearheaded conversations on the importance of the overall wellbeing of Black communities across the globe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When thinking about what it means to be Black, many people mistakenly believe that it\u2019s a monolith and that every Black person has the same experience; however, it\u2019s more nuanced than that. When we start to add in other identities like womxn, disabled, LGBTQIA, etc., or even geographical and socioeconomic statuses, it changes the experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since starting her TikTok account in April of 2020, Nakia Smith, also known as Charmay, went <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itscharmay?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">viral for a series of videos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teaching people about Black ASL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her popular videos shed light on an aspect of Black culture that isn\u2019t always represented in mainstream media &#8211; the intersection of being both Black and deaf.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that our world is relying more on technology to stay connected, many people in the Black Deaf community are using this opportunity to highlight their culture, language, and the importance of its preservation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Black History Month we encourage you to take the time to celebrate the number of Black Deaf people and organizations who are spotlighting the Black Deaf culture! Check out the following resources: \ud83d\udc47<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f Groups and Organizations: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbda.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbda.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Deaf Advocates<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/139560802850163\/?ref=group_header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Deaf Progressive Movement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/BlackASL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black American Sign Language<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transformdeafed.org\/?fbclid=IwAR048pGfJ7B-nInLQLVDJretBjwyaoaqoyN14i5uQBTj7MojQyN2Wu5LzYc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transformative Deaf Education\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f Black Deaf Influencers and Creators:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itscharmay?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nakia Smith<\/span><\/a>, Viral Deaf TikToker<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/faces-behind-screen\/aaron-pagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aaron Pagan<\/span><\/a>, Account Manager for Purple Communications and Deaf Activist<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/faces-behind-screen\/deafinitely-dope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Maxey, DEAFinitetly Dope<\/span><\/a>, ASL Interpreter and Deaf Activist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f Books Highlighting Black Deaf People and Culture: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sounds-Like-Home-Growing-Black\/dp\/1563680807\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PBPZDUPXPKON&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=sounds+like+home+growing+up+black+and+deaf+in+the+south&amp;qid=1613688841&amp;sprefix=sounds+like+home%2Caps%2C148&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sounds Like Home: Growing up Black and Deaf in the South<\/a> by Mary Herring Wright<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hidden-Treasure-Black-ASL-Structure\/dp\/1944838724\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=8CGBTA6TMW3B&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=black+and+deaf+in+america&amp;qid=1613688942&amp;sprefix=black+and+deaf+in+%2Caps%2C162&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure<\/a> by <span class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"176\">Carolyn McCaskill\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Deaf-Lives-Matter-coloring\/dp\/B08WK457RT\/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=black+and+deaf&amp;qid=1613689111&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Deaf Lives Matter: A Fun Coloring &amp; Activity Book<\/a> by <span class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\">Lissa D. Ramirez-Stapleton <span class=\"contribution\"><span class=\"a-color-secondary\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\">Shawn Richardson <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/God-Knows-His-Name-Story\/dp\/0809323273\/ref=pd_vtp_2?pd_rd_w=WuBa8&amp;pf_rd_p=6f2e6f76-fb8a-492e-b0f6-a03aecd27de3&amp;pf_rd_r=HGJWWY1WR1R9SER6PV13&amp;pd_rd_r=c46e2253-a40a-45a0-bcd3-ea76bf459f62&amp;pd_rd_wg=LZBR7&amp;pd_rd_i=0809323273&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God Knows His Name: The True Story of John Doe No. 24<\/a> by <span class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\">Mr. David Bakke\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\">Mary Chapin Carpenter<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f <\/strong>Further Learning:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallaudet University Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gjjktL2oOM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hidden Treasure of Black AS<\/a>L\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Language &amp; Life Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oiLltM1tJ9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signing Black in America<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RIT National Institute for the Deaf Presents:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kxj6qhMJaL8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black ASL: History, Culture, and Language<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18639 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen.png\" alt=\"visit faces behind the screen\" width=\"539\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen.png 700w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen-600x257.png 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen-585x251.png 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen-350x150.png 350w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen-175x75.png 175w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-Faces-Behind-the-Screen-174x75.png 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n                                                \n                                                <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n                                                \n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c28011a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t<p style=\"margin-top:0\">Filed under<\/p>\n\t\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"is-style-pills wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/blog\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Blog<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/culture\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Culture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dda23514 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\">About the author<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1439da97da9b43d5b48d58116be8bcd72d59d6b10e43e00298f39ab94f88eb5f?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1439da97da9b43d5b48d58116be8bcd72d59d6b10e43e00298f39ab94f88eb5f?s=192&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/elisa\/\" target=\"_self\">Elisa Lewis<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\">Elisa Lewis is a Senior Marketing Manager at 3Play Media, where she leads content and brand strategy. 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