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Ade Raphael looks at the camera seductively while baring a scar on her chest. She is wearing a multicolored top.
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Episode 6: "Awakening Our Powers" feat. Ade RaphaelAde Raphael is a Black musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles. As a stage 4c nasopharyngeal carcinoma cancer survivor, her diagnosis happened in 2015 but she knew long before. We discuss the barriers to access for Black disabled people in particular and why it is we believe that the societal systems around medicine and chronic illness need to change.
Join us as we discuss our collective Blackness and the strength that is borne out of struggle. Listen now or visit our episode page to read transcripts. |
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.
We’ll delve into all sorts of topics from education to entertainment, even sex... and we'll break down race, gender, disability justice and dismantle ableism with every episode. And then we'll ask: “What’s your disabled power?” |
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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A handsome figure in black leather and cotton stands in the foreground of of a rocky and dusty desert landscape dotted with shrubs and trees. Ze leans on a cane with silver scales and is adorned by a black wide brimmed hat, sunglasses and a sculpted pendent in the shape of a horn.
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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's pronouns are ze/zir. 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 such as Climbing Poetree and DK Killian. Ze was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis four and a half years ago and since then has vowed to connect and lift up zir community.
Most recently, ze presented a Disability Justice workshop at the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, and Bard High School Early College. Now, Bri wants to amplify the voices of disabled people through the stories and perspectives of those ze interviews.
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 such as Climbing Poetree and DK Killian. Ze was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis four and a half years ago and since then has vowed to connect and lift up zir community.
Most recently, ze presented a Disability Justice workshop at the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, and Bard High School Early College. Now, Bri wants to amplify the voices of disabled people through the stories and perspectives of those ze interviews.