A Master With A Pen!

I am not a celebrity. I am seen rarely on television; cast seldom in acting roles for film or theatre, or hardly-ever featured in the glossy pages of fashion magazines....

Black people with disabilities— yesterday and today – have made significant contributions throughout American history, contributing to the growth and strength of our nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways....

Today, many women of color are overlooked for Hollywood roles, magazine covers, advertising campaigns and fashion editorial shoots, and for women of color living with disabilities it is even worse. Their plights in the beauty and fashion industries are completely ignored....

Over a decade ago, Eddie Glenn called attention to the disparate treatment of African American women with disabilities, suggesting that a triple jeopardy syndrome puts them at a further disadvantage because they are victims of race, gender, and disability bias in our society....