Aside from being born into a world of oppression and not being born with close to a third of the resources required to succeed in life, one has to consider the implications of when disability and race intersect. Black men and women are faced daily with having to perform accordingly in society, have a double consciousness, and try not to act or seem threatening in an effort to survive on a daily basis. With African Americans being an endangered species at the moment, I question is there a regimen for those who are Black and disabled? Do they have a way of pretending not to be Black and disabled as a resource for survival? Is “passing” an option? Is there an appropriated way that disabled individuals act and have to pretend to be? Is there a way to cover up ones disability and aren’t they more at harm within society with such intersections?”
Disability Blackness and Denial copy 2
