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Posts tagged with "Kenneth Brown"
Posts tagged with "Kenneth Brown"
Apr. 17 |
There is something that I must be missing, or the ugly head of discrimination is alive and well in this democracy called the United States. The art of forgiveness appears alive and well for European Americans, while the appearance...
Mar. 27 |
Disabilities need not stifle our hopes and dreams
Hello, it’s me, Kenneth Brown. Do those of us with disabilities dare to dream? Do we have the right to have hope? Fear not, yes we do.
Without hope and dreams we have no future. We believe in...
Feb. 20 |
What is a disability? This is a multifaceted question.
My opinion: A disability alters the “natural” or “normal” state of something or someone. The qualifier for this is who is defining “natural or normal states,” and how the definitions...
Feb. 6 |
Survival, accident, luck, miracle: I wouldn’t change any of it
As I consider the wonders of life with a disability, I find myself pondering the survival-miracle-accident-luck narrative. “Survive” is defined as “to remain alive after...
Dec. 19 |
Assistance, support from others vital to surviving with a disability
Why did I “survive” as a Black “crippled” child? I believe I survived so others can see it is possible. How did I “survive?” I believe I was born with the intestinal...
Nov. 21 |
Living (the early years)
Part two of a series
Many of you may be wondering what my disability is. The medical term for my disability is “left side hemiplegic.”
Simplified, I am partially paralyzed on my entire left side. My left...
Oct. 17 |
Living (the early years)
I am in the middle of my fifth decade of life. I acquired my disability at the age of two and one half years old. Living with a disability is a mighty challenge for anyone.
My disability happened early...
Feb. 29 |
Is it too expensive for the average citizen?
The Star Tribune story “New names, old pains on Minneapolis police review panel,” February 20, 2012, reported on what we have reported on for a decade: the slow, continued collapse...