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Aisha Hinds as Harriet Tubman (WGN America)
Social media was abuzz with shock earlier this week when we learned that the critically acclaimed show Underground was canceled on WGN America after two seasons. I was incredibly upset that this dynamic show and its compelling depiction of slavery would no longer be returning for a rightfully earned third season.
As someone who enjoys history and…
Today is the hashtagversary (hashtag anniversary) of #DisabilityTooWhite. I cannot believe it has been a year since the hashtag went viral, and how it changed my life and the dialogue in the community.
It still astounds me that something I created from an impassioned reaction to an article stirred up so much conversation and controversy. The hashtag forced me, and others, to discuss the…
Flexin’ My Melanin & Talking About #DisabilityTooWhite at the NABSW Conference
I took a hiatus this month from blogging to prepare and attend the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) conference in National Harbor, Maryland. It was the first time I attended the conference, as well as presented about #DisabilityTooWhite to my social work colleagues. I was ecstatic to attend a conference where I would be surrounded by melanin, and it was the spiritual and…
On November 5th, I conducted my first presentation about the #DisabilityTooWhite hashtag and ways White disabled advocates can step up and address the over-whiteness matter within the community at the Disability and Intersectionality Summitin Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first non-social work/helping professional presentation I gave, as well as the first summit I attended that focused…
