NDRN is proud to celebrate Black History Month 2020! Join us each day throughout February to recognize the remarkable contributions of past and present Black disability rights advocates and attorneys. Each day features a different profile via social media of a Black advocate or attorney who has previously influenced disability rights or who is currently making an impact in their communities. The series also highlights Black youth who aspire to reimagine disability rights in ways reflective of their dreams for a more inclusive and intersectional future.
Follow along every day in February with #DisabilityRightsInBlack
Day 1. Harriet Tubman | Collective Liberation
Day 2. Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands | Representation Matters
Day 3. Keri Gray | Intersectional Inclusion
Day 4. Brad Lomax | The Black Power of the 504 Sit-ins
Day 5. Leroy Moore | Black Disabled Art History
Day 6. Lois Curtis | Olmstead
Day 7. Hope Lewis | Legal Scholars With Disabilities
Day 8. Washieka Torres | Inclusive Food Justice
Day 9. Imani Barbarin | Create New Narratives
Day 10. Azza Altiraifi and Valerie Novack | Disability Justice
Day 11. Tacha Marshall | Educational Advocacy
Day 12. Valerie Slater | School To Prison Pipeline
Day 13. Disability Rights North Carolina | What It Means To Be A Voice
Day 14. Claudia Gordon | Caribbean Connections & Cultural Collaborations
Day 15. Kate Gainer | Words of Wisdom On Disability Activism
Day 16. Anil Lewis | Blackness, Blindness & Diversity
Day 17. Vilissa Thompson | Cross-Movement Organizing
Day 18. Ever Lee Hairston | From The Civil Rights Movement to The Disability Rights Community
Day 19. Kayla Smith and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu | Self-Advocacy and Autistics of Color
Day 20. Christopher M. Bell | Black Disability Studies
Day 21. Jimel Wright | Preventing Violence Against Women
Day 22. Felicia Jordan and Jatinique Randle | Legally Based Advocacy
Day 23. Sam Gleese | The Story of Jackson Mississippi’s 1st ADA coordinator
Day 24. Marian Wright Edelman | Defending Children with Disabilities
Day 25. Renaldo Fowler | African American Conference on Disabilities
Day 26. Monique Green | Parenting with a Disability
Day 27. Betty Williams | The Right to Hope and Dream
Day 28. Ryan Easterly | Diverse Decision Makers in Philanthropy
Day 29. Erricka Bridgeford | Baltimore Ceasefire 365 / Resilience & Wholeness
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Please note, the form is now closed as of February 4, 2020 at 3:30pm EST.
