Episode 11: "The Ancestors Woke Me Up feat. Leroy Moore
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Episode 11: "The Ancestors Woke Me Up" feat. Leroy MoorePOWER NOT PITY's reached the Season Finale! This one ends on a really high note and is featuring Leroy Moore.
Leroy 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 have spent time with Leroy's recreations of what it would be like if his ancestors reached across space and time to meet each other. Transcript available HERE |
POWER NOT PITYA podcast for disabled people of color everywhereWelcome to POWER NOT PITY, a podcast that centers and celebrates the lived experiences of disabled people of color. Season 2 is here and it's better than ever!
This time around, the show will spend time exploring the worlds of people in our community who dare to interrogate the dominant narrative of what survival feels like for a disabled person of color during these trying times. They all demonstrate what it means to thrive fully and authentically. Let's dismantle ableism by listening to each other's stories. |
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Bri M.
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Bri M. is a Black, Jamaican-American, queer, non-binary, disabled alien-prince from The Bronx. Ze is a podcaster and a sound engineer who hosts the podcast Power Not Pity, a show all about the lived experiences of disabled people of color. Ze has a decade of experience in the world of entertainment: bustin' ass at music venues, working with record labels, and collaborating with cultural workers. After receiving a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, ze began to see the injustices that disabled people of color face on a systemic basis.
Bri is 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 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.
Bri is 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 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.