Episode 6: "Awakening Our Powers" feat. Ade RaphaelAde Raphael is a Black disabled 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 and enjoy the transcript below. |
POWER NOT PITY
A podcast for disabled people everywhere...
Welcome to POWER NOT PITY, where we explore the lives of disabled people 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 and dismantle ableism. And then we'll ask: “What’s your disabled power?” |
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