From 2018, by @VilissaThompson
— Sins Invalid (@sinsinvalid) February 20, 2020
“Black disability history matters because without us putting our voices and very bodies on the line, the political and societal strides many of us take for granted would not have occurred.” #DisabledBlackHistory
#DisabledBlackHistory We celebrate Black trans icon and AIDS activist Marsha P. Johnson today! Thank you, Marsha 🙌🏾 https://t.co/BJ9lmfIVyQ
— Sins Invalid (@sinsinvalid) February 12, 2020
#disabledblackhistory On February 12, 1946, hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army, Woodard was attacked while still in uniform by South Carolina police as he was taking a bus home.
— Ola Ojewumi (@Olas_Truth) February 18, 2020
He was just 26 years old. pic.twitter.com/VtBfbhRsPS
When you read about Sojourner Truth today, remember everything she accomplished after freedom was accomplished as a Disabled Black Woman." #DisabledBlackHistory https://t.co/IFymL4tDE8 pic.twitter.com/7Hs5dFqzYO
— Sins Invalid (@sinsinvalid) February 15, 2020
Brad Lomax, disabled member of the Black Panther Party, is #DisabledBlackHistory! https://t.co/W6fUJFaUSj pic.twitter.com/4OVIkZ2935
— Sins Invalid (@sinsinvalid) February 20, 2020
We need you! Sign this petition to get the Smithsonian to create a #DisabledBlackHistory exhibit! It takes less than 30 seconds – sign it here: https://t.co/UzgYB1xMDn
— Getting Hired (@gettinghired) February 19, 2020
Today would have been the 86th birthday of Black Lesbian Feminist Mother Warrior Poet, Audre Lorde. Happy birthday, Audre! #DisabledBlackHistory pic.twitter.com/SBd5m0GsRf
— Sins Invalid (@sinsinvalid) February 18, 2020
"It seemed the most affronting thing I could be as a disabled Black woman, was sure and loving towards myself."
— Sins Invalid (@sinsinvalid) February 7, 2020
Thank you for your brilliance, as always @Imani_Barbarin #DisabledBlackHistoryhttps://t.co/5NHaPCzgc6 pic.twitter.com/ytvi1DlwBm
Henrietta Lacks' story "reflects the inherent contradiction between the stated purpose of medical research to provide benefit to human kind and the reality of blatant profiteering in the name of the advancement of science." #DisabledBlackHistory https://t.co/RtFXnVN0Kg
— Sins Invalid (@sinsinvalid) February 17, 2020
#disabledblackhistory Missy Elliot's Disabilities: a hyperthyroidism disorder known as Graves' disease. She was diagnosed after she nearly crashed a car from having severe leg spasms while driving.
— Ola Ojewumi (@Olas_Truth) February 15, 2020
Bonus Fact: Missy Elliot still deals w/ shyness despite being a famous musician. pic.twitter.com/yXGhEQqNRk