Black Disabled Creatives

a non-profit platform aiming to bridge the divide for black creatives with disabilities.

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

"What does it mean to feel compelled in this way, to ask forgiveness for interrupting other people’s comfort? I am grappling with what’s happening beneath the surface of those exchanges, the cost of all those apologies, and, the unnamed cultural demands of the hearing world.”

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

Poet Camisha L. Jones
“A person bumps into me on the street and I instinctively reply, ‘I’m sorry.’ Seconds later, I regret it. I notice the same compulsion towards apology as I navigate the world as a hard of hearing person."

[Google @Google]

Black and disabled artists are often overlooked due their identities. See how the artists and founders of @diversifyphoto and @bdcorg are using Google tools to build databases that promote inclusion → https://t.co/TRiuM0wsPo

📷: Erik Carter / Lelanie Foster

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

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As we celebrate Kamala Harris, we thank the Black women who made this possible.

Today, and forever, we thank voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. “When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don’t speak out ain’t nobody going to speak out for you.”

[daniel haim @danielhaim]

our world is diverse, and that should be celebrated. ⁦⁦@bdcorg⁩ was created with one goal — to help bridge the divide for black creatives with disabilities. https://t.co/E2PjobliqW

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

"Everyone should have characteristics or images that they can relate to. It’s realistic. Everyone should be able to see themselves as heroes.”

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

Wesley Hamilton @iamweshamilton
“I remember truly believing that I was on this Earth, to either face death by a gun or be imprisoned because I was trying to be better than the circumstances that I was born into..."

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

"I mean, living as a Black man in America and then having to live as a Black disabled man in America. We are more likely to identify with someone who looks like us and [therefore] are better able to imagine our own potential.

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

Words by @AyannaPressley

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

...This forced me to step out of my privilege... most amputees around the world cannot afford these devices, so this is a press release for a new message: come as you are, you can slay with or without a prosthesis.”

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

Mama Cāx ❤️

“I went from teaching girls to show off their prosthetic devices because there’s power and pride in being different. But then started receiving messages from young people hoping to ‘one day have a cool leg’ like mine..."

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

Words by Vilissa Thompson @VilissaThompson

Image description: A quote that says “Most people have a lot of inaccurate perceptions about disability that have to be unlearned.”

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

Image description: Image shows the artist holding their print comprised of different colors, shapes and patterns with a visible eye near the center.

[Black Disabled Creatives @bdcorg]

Artist Amina Mucciolo @StudioMucci

Artist is currently on https://t.co/FcTkIuvsv8 #blackdisabledcreatives