Black Disabled Lives Matter
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The week before this episode’s release, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all charges in the murder of George Floyd, one of countless unarmed Black men who have been killed by police in the U.S. Floyd’s death sparked a global resurgence of Black Lives Matter action and discussion about police abolition.
According to a study conducted by the Ruderman Family Foundation, between 2013 and 2015, half of police shootings involved disabled people. The conversation around policing and marginalized groups, and how to achieve justice for all, is wide-ranging, and far from over. We explore this and more in the Season 2 Finale of Down to the Struts.
Tune in as Qudsiya is joined by Dara Baldwin, the Director of National Policy at the Center for Disability Rights. In their conversation, they discuss Dara’s activism and advocacy related to the experiences of Black disabled people in the criminal legal system. Dara shines a light on the challenges at the intersection of disability, race, and policing, and how we can chart a course forward towards the achievement of transformative justice for Black disabled lives.
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Dara Baldwin is the Director of National Policy at the Center for Disability Rights. In her position Ms. Baldwin is responsible for the legislative work, from research and writing comments, testimonies, letters and reports to assisting with advocacy outreach and working with Congressional staff, the Administration, coalition partners and others on multiple issue areas for improving the lives of persons with disabilities. She works within the Disability Justice movement and with an intentional strategy to end racism and systems of oppression. Ms. Baldwin believes that it is her duty to move forward with her career goals and at the same time, create a pathway for others.
