diasporic & disabled Diasporic & Disabled: Interview with a Queer Black USian Woman on the "Strong Black Woman" Stereotype, Misogynoir, & Mental Illness Stigma in the Black Community Diasporic & Disabled is an interview series on what it's like to be a disabled/mentally ill, especially queer or trans, person of colour in the diaspora. Our first interview is with a queer Black USian woman.
preventing police violence Don't Call The Cops: Equality for Flatbush's Suggestions & Tactics as Alternatives to Calling 911 The NYPD is required to respond to 911 calls, including those for medical and mental health emergencies. Unfortunately, the murders of Mohamed Bah, Deborah Danner, Dwanye Jeune, and Saheed Vassell along with the
ableism VIDEO: People With Mental Health Disabilities Shut Down Dangerous Ideas About Gun Violence People without mental disabilities often talk about what should be done about "mentally ill" people and their rights without consulting those people themselves, or even seeing them as human beings who deserve equal rights in the first place