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A trans, Pilipinx poet sits next to their dog wearing big glasses and a floral mask. They are protected and loved by their companion animal.
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Episode 8: "Our Companion Animals, Our Selves" feat. Kay Ulanday BarrettWhat 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!
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POWER NOT PITYA podcast for disabled people of color everywhereWelcome 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.
My guests and I delve into all sorts of topics from education to entertainment, and we break down race, class, gender, and disability justice, dismantling ableism with every episode. Each episode gleams with this one question: “What’s your disabled power?” |
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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A disabled alien prince wearing sunglasses and brightly colored hair grins and points at the camera happily. Ze is wearing a black t-shirt that reads "Ableism is Trash" underneath a yellow cheetah print jacket.
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Bri M.
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Bri. M (ze/zir) is a Black, Jamaican-American, queer, non-binary, disabled alien-prince from The Bronx. Ze is currently a 2019 Echoing Ida fellow and was the 2019 Stitcher Breakthrough Fellow. Ze was also 2019 Werk It! Presenter speaking on the importance of accessibility in podcasting. In addition, Bri is a graduate of the 2018 Made In NY Podcast Certificate Program, a Kindle Grant recipient and is a member of the Kopkind colony.
Ze started zir radio adventures ten years ago while in college. Over time, ze hosted three radio shows and loved every minute of it. When ze left college, ze stayed in the world of entertainment: bustin' ass at music venues, working with record labels, and collaborating with cultural workers. Ze was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis five years ago and since then has vowed to connect and lift up disabled people of color.
Bri has become a political agitator with a fierce desire to change the way disabled people of color are seen in mass media. Zir episodes serve as a vehicle for amplifying, preserving, and delighting in the voices of disabled people of color. Ze is committed to interjecting disability justice in any conversation ze has and loves to cultivate collaborative energy with cultural workers, writers, artists and storytellers within zir community.
Ze started zir radio adventures ten years ago while in college. Over time, ze hosted three radio shows and loved every minute of it. When ze left college, ze stayed in the world of entertainment: bustin' ass at music venues, working with record labels, and collaborating with cultural workers. Ze was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis five years ago and since then has vowed to connect and lift up disabled people of color.
Bri has become a political agitator with a fierce desire to change the way disabled people of color are seen in mass media. Zir episodes serve as a vehicle for amplifying, preserving, and delighting in the voices of disabled people of color. Ze is committed to interjecting disability justice in any conversation ze has and loves to cultivate collaborative energy with cultural workers, writers, artists and storytellers within zir community.