Power Not Pity

This bonus mini episode finds me at the beach with my thoughts on embodiment and the power of change. Listen in to get to know more about what the ocean has taught me about my 7 year journey with MS.Transcripts for this episode can be found on the website at www.powernotpity.com Want to get extra access to the show and a chance to get to know me even better? Check out my Patreon at www.patreon.com/powernotpity      

POWER NOT PITY's reached the Season Finale, and this one ends of a really high note and is featuring 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. This episode takes a deep dive into his latest book, "Black Disabled Ancestors". I weave narration of two of his stories into our interview and I have to say it was quite magical to experience the power of Leroy's recreation of his ancestors' stories. Transcripts are also available on the show website: http://www.powernotpity.com/episode11.html  

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.Find the transcript for this episode and the previous ones at www.powernotpity.comWanna support this Black disabled, nonbinary, alien podcaster? Well head on over to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/powernotpity!   

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. Find out more about  Thomas and listen to his show at www.reidmymind.com and at the handle @T.S.Reid.Wanna support this show? Check out my Patreon at www.patreon.com/powernotpity.Find me at www.powernotpity.com and @powernotpity on social media.Don't forget to hit me up at powernotpity@gmail.com...I'd love to hear your thoughts!    

Season 2 is finally here! This season I'll be discussing the meaning of survival and what significance that has to disabled people of color during this tumultuous time. 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!Transcript can be found at www.powernotpity.com! 

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!

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. Find more about this episode and transcripts at www.powernotpity.com! Please don't forget to hit subscribe and leave a review, I'll be sure to read and blush about it. If you like what you hear, and would like to keep this Black, disabled host alive, please consider donating to my Patreon page. Patrons receive exclusive content and massive love every time! Head on over to www.patreon.com/powernotpity!

Eman Rimawi. Eman 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! Shout out to GodHolly for the music. Black Lightning the soundtrack is out now. Find more GodHolly tracks there! Look out for transcripts on the Power Not Pity website: www.powernotpity.com!

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

What if we could imagine an accessible world? In this episode, [Rivers Solomon][1], 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. To read the full transcript, click www.powernotpity.com/ep3

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. ​ To read the full transcript, click www.powernotpity.com/ep2

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! To find the FULL TRANSCRIPT, go to www.powernotpity.com/episode1