"Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou - ASL translated by Black Deaf Womxn

[@paulareeveslmt]

Absolutely Phenomenal! This has been my favorite poem about being a woman since I first read it. How lovely to see it done in ASL. Powerful presentation, women! BRAVO!!!

[@beshines5253]

Phenomenal performance! The hair on my arms is standing up. At the end, seeing each performers name and state, I imagined how incredible it would be to all gather together. Such power and pride and creativity and beauty. Thank you for creating and sharing this with us.

[@collinsaigbokhan8226]

Am so happy because of DR Rorpopor spell on KZbin before I met with DR Rorpopor spell on KZbin I was sick for 2years before I met DR Rorpopor spell on KZbin but now am healed thank you DR Rorpopor spell on KZbin🥰

[@SabinaEngland]

Amazing work!!!! Sending you all love and solidarity from a Deaf South Asian Muslim woman!!!

[@amandawilkerson7546]

So amazing!! Beautiful performance and wonderfully translated

[@Universestarla]

Beautiful way to believe in yourself as you are a beautiful light being!

[@feleciahollis1384]

Love it... Ladies you all ROCK!!!

[@enfantdethemosthighgod9100]

This the best that I've seen this done. So much emotion and passion. Fantastic!!!!

[@SignofDatimes]

LOVE IT👊🏽...KEEP PUSHING FORWARD✌🏾️

[@karadanielle2131]

Magical!

[@karenveitch35]

Stand tall Stand proud We are woman!

[@signplaying]

I wanted to say that I always enjoyed this poem. Do I have your permission to show a part of your poem in my own KZbin video where I analyze ASL rhymes and rhythm?

[@rosalieabbott365]

Would love to get permission to show this publicly at a library, suggestions of who to contact?

[@blackdeafvillage5949]

#BlackDeafWomxn #BDV [Beginning of Transcript] 6 minutes and 18 seconds [Close-up of Fatimah Abdul-Rahim walking in the screen with a smile.] Fatimah as a narrator: “Ohh! (puts on lip gloss then puts it away with a make-up mirror) Hello y’all! Let you know that we will have phenomenal Black Deaf womxn signing a poem, written by a famous Black womxn... [fades out to a black screen with text written in a white font] "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou ASL translated by Black Deaf Womxn [faded out back to Fatimah’s screen] Fatimah: phenomenal… phenomenal… (different sign) phenomenal (different sign) womxn. (She walks away with an extended right hand, gesturing "Here they are.") Wegahta Isak: Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. Nkiki Akunwafor: I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size Aminah Savannah: But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. Marsellette Davis: I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, Maisha Franklin Safford: The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. Tonya Mitchell-Reed: I’m a woman Phenomenally. Laura Meyers: Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Lisa Norfleet: I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, Brenda Sylvester: And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Toni Williams: Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. De'Lasha Singleton: I say, It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, Sheryl Emery: The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. Tricia Wenda Alleyne: I’m a woman Phenomenally. Teraca Florence: Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Jocelyn Richardson: Men themselves have wondered Erica Miley: What they see in me. Kenya Lowe: They try so much But they can’t touch My inner mystery. Nikita Williams: When I try to show them, They say they still can’t see. Pamela Torres: I say, It’s in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, Iturri Jackson: The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. Funmi Thoru: I’m a woman Phenomenally. Cookie Jackson: Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Rez (Muddy) Moges: Now you understand Just why my head’s not bowed. Courage Bacchus: I don’t shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. Niesha Washington-Shepard: When you see me passing, It ought to make you proud. Jennifer Powell: I say, It’s in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, Delanda Dockins: the palm of my hand, (applying lipsticks on herself) The need for my care. Felecia Hollis: Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally. Candace Jones: Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Kim Wassenaar: Phenomenal woman, That’s me. [fades out white then in a black screen and text appears with a special effect, fading in a random order reading as...] Thank you Maya for affirming that we all are phenomenal womxn. [next black-screen clip] Dedicated to All Black Deaf Womxn. [next black-screen clip] Our Phenomenal Womxn [Slideshow begins to play a series of screenshots of all individuals with their signs frozen and their names and state information written in a white font, placed on the bottom-left corner.] Aminah, PA, spreads her arms out with her hands up the air. Brenda, TX, signs both hands “four.” Candace, GA, signs "within." Cookie, MO, signs "me." Courage, B.C., Canada, signs “loud.” Delanda, TX, signs “care.” De’Lasha, TX, signs “eye.” Erica, GA, signs with both hands "people looking at me." Fatimah, VA, signs “phenomenal.” Felecia, GA, with her head bent down, signs “this body." Funmi, MD, signs “womxn." Iturri, TX, signs “S” for bouncy breasts. Jennifer, MD, flips her hair back with confidence. Jocelyn, PA, signs "in" with a wide grin. Kenya, MI, signs "figure out" with pursed lips. Kim, MI, signs "phenomenal." Laura, VA, signs "that's me." Lissy, Trinidad and Tobago, signs "people looking at me." Maisha, CA, signs "curled lips." Marshellette, NY, gestures another person’s arms/body. Neisha, DC, signs "lifting another head up". Nikita, PA, signs "all." Nkiki, MA, signs "model." Pamela, CA, signs "there." Rez, CA, with a bow-tie, signs "head-bowed-down" with a stern look. Teraca, GA, fixes her eyebrows while looking up. Sheryl, MI, signs "swinging (legs)." Toni, MI, signs "ambushed." Tonya, DC, signs “phenomenally.” Tricia, MD, signs "womxn." Wegahta, Eritrea, looked to her right gracefully. [fades out to a black screen and text with a special effect, fading in a random order] Special Thanks to… [fades out] (White font placed on the bottom-left corner reading as...) "Rez, Producer." She signs outstandingly, “Phenomenal!” "Fatimah, Co-Director." She walks away with an extended right hand, gesturing "Here they are." "Wegahta, Co-Director." She signs, “Confident.” "De’Lasha, Editor." She signs, “Vibrant.” [fades out white then in a black screen and text appears with a special effect, fading in a random order reading as...] Composed by Black Deaf Womxn members of Black Deaf Village. [fades out] Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke signs, “Phenomenal woman, that's me.” (Her name reads in a white-font text, written on the bottom-left corner.) [fades out to white, then to black] [End of transcript.]

[@SteveLongo]

Loovvveeee ittttt!!!!

[@evanhibbard704]

Champ!!!