I Am a Proud, Black, Nonspeaking Young Man With Autism. My Life Matters. - Justice Killebrew ‘Autistic while black’: How autism amplifies stereotypes - Catina Burkett What Does a Black Autistic Man Look Like? - N.I. Nicholson The Autism Shift: The Visibly Invisible – Autistic People Of Color - Angela Weddle The Persistent Invisibility of … Continue reading Autism & Race: Journals, Articles & Posts
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Autism & Race: Blogs, Vlogs, & Podcasts
Life on the Spectrum with Ash Brown - Taylor Camille"In episode 4 we talk to Ash Brown (@TheMacabreChap) about the stigma of autism and how it is and isn’t accepted in Afro-Carribean, African and African American communities and yet how the two are inextricably linked" In My Own Words - Akha Khumalo Autism, ADHD, and … Continue reading Autism & Race: Blogs, Vlogs, & Podcasts
Autism & Race: Organizations
some of these organizations are specifically for autistic BIPoC, some are also for their families & community members, some are orgs led by autistic BIPoC, ect Autistic People of Colour FundYou can donate to the Fund for Community Reparations for Autistic People of Color’s Interdependence, Survival, and Empowerment. The Fund practices redistributive justice and mutual aid … Continue reading Autism & Race: Organizations
Autism & Race: Resources
(work in progress) All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized AutismThis anthology includes stories of segregation in education; police brutality; families of birth, adoption, and choosing; ableism connected to racism; finding community, making home, survival, and resilience. They are stories of being autistic in a neurotypical world and stories of being racialized in … Continue reading Autism & Race: Resources
Captioned Archive
In summary, there is such a wealth of information that is inaccessible due to it only being in a spoken format. Not only does text allow for better accessibility & searchability, but personally the process feels similar to studying. Infoooo!And seriously, if you have video/audio content, captioning is super important! And once you get into … Continue reading Captioned Archive
Jim Thomas Presents the Secret Messages Found in U.S. Slave Songs (captioned/transcript)
Jim Thomas, of Stafford, VA, has spent much of his life researching the codes and secret messages that are reflected in the earliest known U.S. Slave Songs (also known as Spirituals.) Mr. Thomas, an alumni of Fisk University, and former member of the Fisk University Singers presented a program on the grounds of Chatham Manor on Nov 2, 2014, as a part of the County's 350th Anniversary Celebration.
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T-Shirt As A Headwrap
✨ You can watch here ✨(link will lead to a dropbox video)Was sharing convo with a friend about drying curly hair, someone brought up how t-shirts are better to use than towels, & I mentioned how you can even use tshirts similarly to towel wraps (or just for protective style). I made this video to … Continue reading T-Shirt As A Headwrap