I put off watching the new Netflix documentary, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. As a disability rights colleague commented on my Facebook page, “Sometimes, when a film is loudly touted as ‘it’s ...

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in four adults in the United States, 61 million people, live with a disability. Those include people with mobility, cognition, independent living, ...

On Tuesday, Barack and Michelle Obama announced that they’ve signed a deal with Netflix to release seven films through the Obamas' new production company, Higher Ground. The Obamas launched Higher ...

It has been two months since Kendrick Lamar delivered one of the most iconic and shadiest Super Bowl performances, which had folks talking for weeks and crowned him the winner of his rap beef with ...

“I can do everything everyone else can do, it just takes me longer and maybe I do it differently.” This is a common response to my question, “What do you wish people knew about your disability?” I ...

When Serena Williams won the 2012 Summer Olympics tennis tournament against Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1, she did a victory dance. But it was not just any victory dance. It was the Crip Walk.

Though Gunna took an Alford plea deal in the YSL RICO trial, his name is still being mentioned. The A Gift & A Curse rapper was labeled a member of the Crips by YSL co-defendant Trontavious “Slug” ...