To Be a Problem: A Black Woman's Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement by Dara Baldwin (Hardcover)

Nonfiction - Social Science - People With Disabilities - Political Science - Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science - Race & Ethnic Relations  RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2024 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE) Foreward by: Keith P. Jones A searing critique of the disability rights movement from within, and a call for collective liberation that is pro-Black and centers disabled people of color For over twenty years, Dara Baldwin has often been the only person of color in the room when significant disability policy decisions are made. Disenfranchisement of people of color and multi-marginalized communities within the disability rights community is not new and has left many inside the community feeling frustrated and erased. In To Be a Problem, Baldwin candidly shares her journey to becoming a disability activist and policymaker in DC while critiquing the disability rights community. She reveals the reality of erasure for many Black people and people of