More and more authors of color with disabilites are getting exposure for their publications- race, poverty and disability scholar, Leroy Moore lists a few of his favorites.
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by Leroy Moore In the last two months I’ve had a wonderful opportunity to see and read books by authors of color with disabilities. Although our bookstores are still filled with mostly white authors in the disability section, it seems as the day has finally come where people of color with disabilities are getting some exposure in the literary world As most of you know I’ve always collected books, music and artwork by people of color with disabilities but in the last couple of months I’ve found and ordered more books by disabled authors of color then ever before. Most of the books didn’t come by shopping in bookstores but were found online. I hope this continues and our bookstores, educational institutions and non-profits will begin to add some of the powerful books I’m about to list to their bookshelves, libraries and curriculum. Check out this short list and do what I did, Google the authors’ name, get their contact info and support their writings. Invite them to your class or radio show, buy their books and, if you teach, make it a reading assignment for your class. These are books I received in the last month or so: The Pro Se: A Disabled Women’s Journey Towards Social Justice Activism Volume One Sentences: The Life of MF GRIMM Gay, Black, Crippled, Fat: A Collection of Short Stories Ancient Tradition: Soul Poetry Going Full Circle: From Life to Death to Life UN Armed But Dangerous Gangs, Drugs and Denial: A Disabled Latino Immigrant Struggling in the U.S.A thefemaleking: Poems These are only some of the fabulous books recently I found by disabled authors of color. Support them! Leroy Moore |