The Full Set

Lydia X. Z. Brown is a disability justice advocate, organizer, educator, attorney, strategist, and writer whose work has largely focused on interpersonal and state violence against multiply-marginalized disabled people living at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, nation, and language.   

They are policy counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology, adjunct lecturer in disability studies for Georgetown University's English Department, and policy and advocacy associate at the Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network. They are also founder and director of the Fund for Community Reparations for Autistic People of Color's Interdependence, Survival, and Empowerment.  

Previously, Lydia worked on disability rights and algorithmic fairness at Georgetown Law's Institute for Tech Law and Policy, and served as Justice Catalyst Fellow for the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. They are also former Chairperson of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council, and adjunct professor at Tufts University.   

In 2015, Lydia was named to Pacific Standard's 30 Top Thinkers Under 30 list, and to Mic's list of 50 impactful leaders, cultural influencers, and breakthrough innovators. In 2018, NBC featured them as one of 26 Asian Pacific American breakthrough leaders for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and Amplifier featured them as part of the We The Future campaign for youth activism.   

Most recently, Lydia was named to Gold House Foundation's A100 list of the most impactful Asians in America for 2020. Their work appears in numerous scholarly and community publications, and they have received many awards for their work, including from the Obama White House, the Society for Disability Studies, the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Washington Peace Center, the Disability Policy Consortium, and the National Council on Independent Living. They are also an avid fiction writer hard at work on their seventh novel and too many short stories to count.  

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TRIPLE CRIPPLES was created by two disabled Black Women, for Women, Femmes & Non-Binary POC, living with disabilities, each and every day, whose stories remain hidden from view.  

The dynamic duo, Kym Oliver & Jumoke Abdullahi, were frustrated with the lack of representation and unaddressed discrimination faced by Black and non-Black People of Colour living with disabilities. They joined forces and created a platform to increase visibility & highlight the narratives of this “invisible population, within an invisible population”!  

With topical videos, spotlight interviews, workshops, talks & lectures on topics ranging from relationships to travel. The loveable duo has gained steady recognition for their insight & charisma. Featured on international platforms (BBC, AJ+, Vogue, Metro), and consulted for their invaluable perspectives in both academic & corporate circles (Oxford University, Cambridge University, Disability Leadership Institute, WOW). Black Disabled Culture cognoscenti, Kym & Jumoke, are relentless in their pursuit to transform the outcomes of those here and yet to come!  

Social media handles; Instagram & Twitter: @TRIPLECRIPPLES, Facebook & YouTube: THE TRIPLE CRIPPLES

Payment Links: paypalme/triplecripples  

Shameka is a disability advocate and consultant she provide resources to people with disabilities, their families and community organizations. She currently is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Self-Advocacy Association of NYS. The Self-Advocacy Association of New York is an organization for and run by people with development disabilities. SANYS helps people with developmental disabilities speak up for themselves and others.  

Shameka is the author of the children’s book Butterfly on Wheels and has collaborated with other author book projects such as Behind the Smile : 15 Women Who Survived the Storm  

Shameka is a member of the Commissioners Advisory Council of the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. She also serves on the NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, The board of Catholic Charities Disability Service. Shameka has an Associates Degrees in Business Management from Mildred Elley Business School.  In 2006, Shameka was the title Ms. Wheelchair NY after being second runner up in 2005. Ms. Wheelchair America is an organization that promotes Disability Awareness and celebrates and the accomplishments of women and girls in wheelchairs. In 2013 Shameka became the State Coordinator for the Ms. Wheelchair NY Program  

When she is not working Shameka loves traveling, listening to music and going to Zumba and Yoga classes.

Make a contribution to: https://www.paypal.me/Disabilityempowered  

Adora Nwofor - professional actress, comedian, host and model - has worked with outlets such as Shaw Television (Canada) CBC, CJSW, Flare Magazine, Chateline, Metro, CTV, and the cultural media magnate Omni Television. A trusted voice and figure in community Adora has sat as board director for the Nigerian Association (youth), the Caribbean Western Carnival Development Association and Femme Wave: Calgary’s Feminist Music and Arts Festival.  

She has worked with audiences from all walks of life and has stood as founding organizer and Grand Marshal of the global initiative March for Women (Western Canada) from 2017 – present. Adora Nwofor has MC’d for large scale stakeholders such as the City of Calgary, Canada Heritage – Canada Day 150 and Alberta Culture Days, Folkfest, Reggaefest. She has been a speaker at The Diversity Leadership Conference, University of Calgary, SACE (Sex Assault Center of Edmonton, Capilano University, Mount Royal University as well as the Western Canada keynote for the Canadian Universities Advocacy bodies.  

Adora carries a strut like no other, at 6ft+ she carries a presence that commands attention and is fiercely independent, her style and prowess have been documented in magazines such as Avenue Magazine – Red Point Media where she was recognized as Calgary’s top 10 best dressed. Adora’s conviction oozes in all they do, when she isn’t busy on the road, she volunteers her efforts towards community development.  

Follow Adora on; Instagram: Statueesse  

Payment Links;  paypal.me/statuesse, ALSO send an e-transfer [email protected]

Monique Melton is an anti-racism educator, published author, international speaker, and host of the Shine Brighter Together podcast. She is also the founder of Shine Brighter Together, which is a community dedicated to healthy relationships & diverse unity.  

She travels the world speaking at conferences and events on topics related to anti-racism, personal growth, diversity, and relationships. She’s been published in magazines, featured in blogs and podcasts, and has touched the lives of people all over the world.  

She is a natural big-bold dreamer and a deeply rooted woman of faith. She is a proud Navy wife to her high-school sweetheart, and she is a loving mother to two little ones.  

She has a BA in social science with an emphasis in sociology & psychology and two years of graduate school education in Clinical Counseling from Johns Hopkins University.  She believes it's not all about your comfort, but it's about your growth.  

Payment Links;  PayPal - paypal.me/moniquemelton,  Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/shinebrightertogether  

You can follow Monique on; Instagram: @moemotivate, Twitter: @MoeMotivate

Tayla Andre is the host of “Wake up with Tayla Andre," a real estate agent, a radio personality, a philanthropist with The Chica Project and has served as an intern for Ayanna Pressley. Tayla is an activist and an advocate for educational equity working with CPLAN which is a student centered and parent driven society. Quote from Tayla: “Because of my passion for learning, educating, and activism, I sincerely hope that I will be able to inspire you. " 

Payment Links; Cash App - $TaylaAndre,  PayPal - [email protected]  

You can follow Tayla on; Instagram - @TaylaAndre,  Facebook - Tayla Andre,  Twitter - @Tayla_Andre

With nearly 30 years of experience with racism and 400+ years of trauma that’s been passed down into my very DNA, I know exactly what racism is. I know how it impacts Black folx. I know how it is ingrained in every fabric of thiscountry’s very being. I also know how to combat it, tear it out. I know how to burn it out of existence.  

I am a Black woman who has experienced racial trauma from the day I was born, experienced it within the very reaches of my soul. I have inherited the racial trauma through DNA from my ancestors, who were enslaved African people from several parts of Africa. I’ve spent years studying, researching, and crafting conversations regarding race. I’ve shouldered the burden of labor – emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Healing remains a spurious hope, a fanciful dream, yet something I actively seek and relentlessly endeavor to attain.  

I follow this path toward healing by way of my anti-racism consulting firm, The Blackful, my Project Snow Storm, which is anti-racism training in action, providing Black children and families education services who would otherwise not have options with my nonprofit organization C.A.L.I. and by lifting up and giving to Black women/femmes and children through my nonprofit organization, Black Women Lead: The Black Femme Fund. I am educator with years of experience and three degrees -- two undergraduate degrees in early childhood education and a Master’s degree in Special Education. I dedicate my life to giving Black children access to high quality education. I know the importance of education. I know how that can change a child’s entire situation, perspective, and outcome. I am a mother, a wife, a sista girl…  

I am a warrior for my people.

Payment Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/theblackful?f...  Venmo - @ororomunroe1  

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We've got Angel Brooks back for another Full Set!  

Angel the Healer is an Afro-Indigenous 2Spirit Healer, Hood Herbalist & Rootworker centered in Hoodoo and Black Spirituality. Angel is a domestic and sexual violence advocate, since the age of 17, with the first goal being the healing of Black Womxn first.  

You can follow Angel on; Instagram: @angelthehealer

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Iya Dr. Funlayo E. Wood-Menzies, is your favorite Ifa-orisa scholar priestess bringing love and light to the community through academic and spiritual programming. Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Black Studies Research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University and an M.A. in History from the City College of New York. An initiate of Obatala and Iyanifa, she is delighted to contribute her voice as a scholar-practitioner and is dedicated to combining scholarship with social praxis.  

A native of New York City, Iya Funlayo has conducted research in Nigeria, Ghana, Cuba, Trinidad, Peru, and the United States. Her research on Ifa-Orisa and other African and diasporic traditions centers epistemology, gender and sexuality, healing, and intersections between religion, science, and technology. She serves as the managing editor of the Africana Studies Review and her work has been published in academic and popular venues including the Journal of Africana Religions, Crosscurrents, and the Journal of Interreligious Studies, and Medium.   

Committed to public scholarship, Iya Dr. Funlayo consistently seeks to share her knowledge beyond the ivory tower. She lectures regularly and was featured in the PBS documentary, Sacred Journeys: Osun-Osogbo (2014) and an episode of National Geographic’s The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2017). She is the founding director of the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) and of Ase Ire, an Ifa-Orisa temple and Communiversity.

Payment Links; Cashapp: $Funlayo, Venmo: @FunlayoW, Email: [email protected]  

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A self-published author and cosplayer whose cosplay has been featured in the New York Times and on NBC, TaLynn Kel is a multi-media content creator and curator located in Atlanta, Georgia. An avid cultural critic, TaLynn has published numerous essays on her intersectional identity as a fat, Black, femme geek. In addition to writing, TaLynn conducts educational panels at conventions throughout the U.S., co-hosts the podcast New Wakanda with comic creator Dedren Sneed, and co-created Black Girl Geek Out, an event that centers Black womxn creatives in the Atlanta area. She is currently working on a short story for the Kamikaze comic anthology, Short Circuits, and planning 2020’s Black Girl Geek Out, scheduled for April 11 in Atlanta, GA.  

TaLynn has published two books, Breaking Normal: Essays about My Fat, Black, Geek Life and Still Breaking Normal: A Fat, Black, Femme, Geek Navigating an Anti-Black World, available on Amazon and you can find her work at www.talynnkel.com. She is also TaLynn Kel on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.  

Follow TaLynn on; Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaLynnKel, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaLynnKel/, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talynnkel/

Payment Links; CashApp: $TaLynnKel, Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/talynnkel

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