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The Politics of DisabilityConversation Series: Black Women Thought Leaders - The Intersection of Politics, Social Justice, and Faith - Part 2In celebration of both Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in March, Mary put together this conversation series.During the second interview of the series, Mary continues her conversation with Stacey Abrams' former press secretary, Jaylen Black. The two discuss advocacy, voting rights, lack of access to basic needs such as food and shelter, the intersection of faith and politics and Jaylen's new podcast.Jaylen Black is a communications professional who has spoken on behalf of some of the most powerful individuals in Georgia. Her previous roles include Director of Surrogate Communications...2023-05-1033 min
The Politics of DisabilityConversation Series: Black Women Thought Leaders - The Intersection of Politics, Social Justice, and Faith - Part 1In celebration of both Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in March, Mary put together this conversation series.During the second interview of the series, Mary talks with Stacey Abrams' former press secretary, Jaylen Black. The two discuss how disability is viewed in the Black community, intersectionality, the disconnect between social and Disability Justice, and faith.Jaylen Black is a communications professional who has spoken on behalf of some of the most powerful individuals in Georgia. Her previous roles include Director of Surrogate Communications for Reverend Warnock’s runoff election, Press Secretary an...2023-03-1425 min
The Politics of DisabilityBONUS EPISODE: Where Disability and Politics MeetOn Friday, July 8, 2022, Mary sat down with Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams for a one on one discussion about issues that directly impact the disabled community.The two discussed the lack of affordable, accessible housing, voter suppression, health care, myths surrounding Medicaid expansion, and more.Leader Abrams' plans for the state of Georgia are further described on her website found here.The Politics of Disability was named Best Interview Podcast at the Astoria Film Festival in both October 2022 and again in June 2023.2022-07-1129 min
The Politics of DisabilityBONUS EPISODE: Disability is Indeed Political - Part 2Content warning: Mentions of suicidal thoughts, depression, mass shootingsIn part 2 of this very special bonus episode, Mary continues her conversation with Dom Kelly, the Georgia Fundraising Director and the Director of Disability Engagement & Accessibility for Stacey Abrams’ campaign for Governor of Georgia.The two discuss the political nature of disability/Disability Rights, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the lack of weight it carries legally, the pandemic, mental health, and more.The Politics of Disability was named Best Interview Podcast at the Astoria Film Festival in both Oct...2022-06-0124 min
The Politics of DisabilityBONUS EPISODE: Disability is Indeed Political - Part 1Content warning: Mentions of children's deathIn part 1 of this very special bonus episode, Mary speaks with friend, former colleague at Neighborhood Access, and fellow advocate Dom Kelly.Dom Kelly is currently the Georgia Fundraising Director and the Director of Disability Engagement & Accessibility for Stacey Abrams’ campaign for Governor of Georgia.Previously, he was Senior Fundraising Manager at Fair Fight Action, the voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams, where he also created and led the organization’s Disability Council composed of prominent disability advocates and policy experts from across the coun...2022-05-3131 min