In this episode, Leroy, Saleem, and Lateef come together to talk about the horrible I.C.E. raids in Chicago, how the government budget cuts are affecting disabled people, and discuss poetry publications and other accomplishments.
In 2019, a group of Black disabled men launched a broadcast called Black Disabled Men Talk with four dedicated members, and for three years, they came together to discuss serious issues like police brutality to masculinity, sexuality, family as Black disabled men and more. Two of the original members are bringing Black Disabled Men Talk back with new members for what will hopefully be a new version of the show under a new name, Black Disabled Men Talk Returns.
We’ll be upgrading the blog website, Black Disabled Men Talk Returns. The video will be posted on their original site by the beginning of March with captions on https://blackdisabledmentalk.com/ and on Krip-Hop Nation’s YouTube channel.
In this episode BDMT members, Leroy Keith and Lateef talk about their visions and goals for the new year. They also discuss the lack of proper disability media representation and the future launching of their platform, “Da Channel”.
In this episode of BDMT we talk to Tempitope Okupe of Nigeria and Ronnie Ronnie Muwanga of Uganda about their experiences living in their countries as Black Disabled men. Bios: Temiope is a Mandela Washington Fellow who holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development in the United Kingdom. Temitope is a program coordinator at the Community Development Links Initiative. Temitope leads the organization’s special needs empowerment team, with over seven years of experience in community development. He has provided capacity building and mentorship to children and young adults with special needs in communities. A motivational speaker and disability rights advocate, he has been actively involved in the disability rights movements as well as with various development organizations that promote disability rights and address empowerment equality, accessibility, and opportunity concerns around the world.
Opening theme song: “Story Neva Been Told” By Keith Jones and Leroy Moore.
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In this episode, BDMT discusses the entertainment industry’s disability inclusion policy and its effectiveness in including disabled people so that they can be more pervasive in the media landscape.
Opening theme song: “Story Neva Been Told” By Keith Jones and Leroy Moore.
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In this episode, BDMT tackles why black men become disabled and die in the Hip Hop industry. We have an insightful discussion of how racism and patriarchy are having ill effects on black men and black women’s health.
Opening theme song: “Story Neva Been Told” By Keith Jones and Leroy Moore.
In this episode, a couple of months before the election BDMT discusses what the election means to black disabled people, plus they discuss how the police murder of black and brown disabled people affects the disabled community.
Opening theme song: “Story Neva Been Told” By Keith Jones and Leroy Moore.