Welcome to POWER NOT PITY, where we explore the lives of disabled people of color everywhere! Through storytelling, commentary and analysis, the podcast aims to amplify the lived experiences and perspectives of disabled people.
In an effort to break down the systemic barriers that keep disabled people of color silenced, this show serves as a vehicle to dismantle ableism with grace, humor and downright determination.
So... “What’s your disabled power?”
This bonus mini episode finds me at the beach with my thoughts. Listen in to get to know more about what the ocean has taught me about my 7 year journey with MS.
12 Jan 2021
"The Ancestors Woke Me Up" feat. Leroy Moore
Leroy F. Moore, noted activist and poet and founder of Krip-Hop Nation (a global platform for disabled musicians) comes on the show to talk krip-hop and what his Black disabled ancestors mean to him.
13 Oct 2020
My Vulnerability is Buff! feat. Lilac Vylette Maldonado
Lilac Vylette Maldonado is a cultural worker and zinester. She comes on this episode to talk about self-authorship and how she creates herself everyday. We talk about life as a Latinx, trans, Two-Spirit femme and the disability community that holds her dearly during this time of upheaval.
24 Jul 2020
Gettin' Extra Blind Wit' It! feat. Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid is a blind advocate and a podcasting maverick who loves talking about his kids. Hailing from the Bronx, he brings that attitude and audacity to each of his episodes. We talk about a range of issues from adjusting to blindness to the significance of being multiply marginalized in today's society.
20 Apr 2020
Our Companion Animals, Our Selves feat. Kay Ulanday Barrett
What can a companion animal mean to a disabled person of color? Turns out a hell of a lot! Listen in as I have a lively talk with acclaimed Pilipinx, trans, disabled poet Kay Ulanday Barrett about their dog Biggie. This episode is so real, there were many tears had in the studio. Bring your tissues and your heart, you'll need them!
5 Dec 2019
"Podcasting for Disability Justice: A Werk It! Presentation"
Want to learn how to make your podcast more accessible? Dive into this episode! Recorded at the 2019 Werk It! Podcast Festival, Bri M. discusses how you can foster more accessibility in podcasting. Come for the cheesy jokes, stay for the call and response!
5 Mar 2019
Awakening Our Powers feat. Ade Raphael
Join me in the studio with musician and visual artist, Ade Raphael! As a stage 4c nasopharyngeal carcinoma cancer survivor, her diagnosis happened in 2015 but she knew long before (which is a problem that many disabled people find themselves dealing with). Listen in as we discuss our collective Blackness and the strength that is borne out of struggle.
19 Nov 2018
Infinite Lives feat. Eman Rimawi
Eman Rimawi is a double amputee with an aggressive form of lupus. She is Black, Palestinian and a disability rights organizer with the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. Listen in as we talk about her journey through 12 years of her condition, Blackness and pain, and the many lives of Chun-Li!
24 Apr 2018
Finding That Rhythm feat. Amali Maxine Philipps
Amali Maxine Phillips is a kid with a lot of POWER! Want to see how I know? Listen in as Amali describes her life with CP and how poetry fuels her creativity. At once a published poet, she is also a DJ. We discuss her poetry, her inspirations, her writing process, and what life is like with cerebral palsy.
Listen in as she describes her superhero!
Find the transcript here: www.powernotpity.com/episode4.html
15 Feb 2018
What If? feat. Rivers Solomon
What if we could imagine an accessible world? In this episode, Rivers Solomon, author of an Unkindness of Ghosts, discusses what an accessible future could look like. Listen in as we talk about afrofuturism and disability, their diabetes and the strength that can come from being a disabled Black, queer alien moving through today's society.
27 Dec 2017
When Tiny Tim Meets the Magical Negro feat. Kristen Lopez
Kristin has been a freelance film critic for almost a decade. She predominantly writes for Awards Circuit, and is in charge of both their classic film and book columns. She is also the owner and operator of the premiere classic film site, Journeys in Classic Film. She has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a rare disorder that is characterized by fragile bones that break easily. She lives in Sacramento and has two dogs. Listen in as we discuss a myriad of topics, but most importantly, we talk about horror films and how they intersect with disability culture.
28 Oct 2017
Is God Inaccessible? feat. Zaynab Shahar
In this first episode of POWER NOT PITY, we ask Zaynab Shahar, “Is God Inaccessible?”, and uncover the relationship between religion and disability. Zaynab was formerly a CrossCurrents Research Fellow at Auburn Seminary and is currently a doctoral candidate at Chicago Theological Seminary. She proclaims on Twitter: “embrace darkness & make me one with everything” and describes herself as: Black. polyamorous. queer. sufi witch. Unfriendly fat vegan. femme the@logian. philosopher, and writer. What she has to say is truly revelatory!
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