Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

The Particularities of Black Disability
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
18 Mar 2019
🖨️ Print Article

Vilissa Thompson fights to make sure that Black disabled people’s lives matter, too.  A social worker and disabilities activist, Thompson is the creator of “Ramp Your Voice!” and the hash tag #DisabilitiesTooWhite, which she said is designed “to tune in on all these private conversations we have about racism within the disability community, and how racism impacts the quality of life and opportunities” for disabled people of color like herself.

Blacks with Disabilities

More Stories


  • New Yorkers Can’t Trust Amazon
    Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
    New Yorkers Can’t Trust Amazon
    19 Nov 2018
    Amazon, the world’s biggest company, “is not a trustworthy corporation,” said Maritza Silvs-Farrell, of Align, an alliance of labor and community groups that opposes awarding Amazo
  • Dr. Gerald Horne: “New McCarthyism” Targets China-Invested Firms
    Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
    Dr. Gerald Horne: “New McCarthyism” Targets China-Invested Firms
    19 Nov 2018
    One result of the “mania of bipartisanship” that followed the midterm elections -- “Democrats and Republicans joining hands” -- is a campaign to target China, said prolific author and educator
  • polling places
    Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
    Count Every Voter, Count Every Vote
    15 Nov 2018
    The midterm elections in Georgia and Florida are far from over. I live in Georgia, and I am no fan of Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor.
  • Ruling Class War Games at the White House
    Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
    Ruling Class War Games at the White House
    15 Nov 2018
    The White House press corps, like the corporate media in general, are foot soldiers in a wider conflict between sections of the ruling oligarchy: Trump versus anti-Trump.
  • two sides
    Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
    Two Sides to Every Question?
    14 Nov 2018
    Can a Mom and Pop store be too big to fail? Could a mafia don be businessman of the year? Can a hitman plead, “Just doin’ my job?”
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us