VIDEO: Reflections of a black Deaf women interview with Michelle A. Banks in American Sign Language.
"Michelle Banks, Deaf African American Entertainer,is a busy young woman who has exhibited "outstanding leadership" in the arena of Black Deaf entertainment and culture.
She was the first Deaf student to study drama at the State University of New York. She established the first and only!
Deaf theater of color: Onyx Theater. She is one of a "rare breed": a Black Deaf actress featured in a Black television show on a cable network ("Soul Food" on Showtime).
In addition, Michelle has toured several U.S. cities in her one-woman show, "Reflections of A Black Deaf Woman" and has appeared in movies and on stage (one role was in the recent revival of "Big River" featuring a unique cast with both hearing and Deaf performers). Starting at age three, Michelle was schooled on the Gallaudet campus.
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