It has become a political slogan and the motto of the international disability rights movement: Nothing about us without us.James Charlton is the author of the book “Nothing About Us Without Us: ...

THE DISABILITY community is a large percentage of the U.S. population. Census data would say it is 18.7 percent of the overall population. This translates into 54.4 million people with disabilities in ...

IT IS with a heavy heart that I write this in memory of a good friend and influential author, Marta Russell, who passed away in December 2013. For those who are unfamiliar with Russell or her work, ...

In her novel released last October, human rights lawyer and professor Pia Justesen wrote “From the Periphery” to spark a conversation about disability oppression and empowerment. In her 2019 book, she ...

A few months ago I was asked to write an endorsement for Sunaura Taylor's recently published book called Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation. Once I began reading the manuscript I ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. It’s not quite walking a mile in someone else’s shoes. But for a few hours at least ...