Look closely during the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday and you’ll see signs of Upstate New York.

Sean Forbes, a deaf rapper, who studied at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, will take the stage with dr. Dre, Eminem and more.

When he does, he’ll make history.

Forbes and fellow deaf rapper Warren (WaWa) Snipes will be the halftime show’s first-ever sign language interpreters.

Full Story https://cnycentral.com/news/local/deaf-rapper-who-studied-at-rit-will-make-history-at-super-bowl-halftime-show

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