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Ableism will never end anti-Black racism

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As a disabled Black person, I want us to get clearer about what a freer world means.

Image: Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo standing on stage at the 79th BAFTAs. I am a Black disabled person. I have Marfan Syndrome, a congenital tissue disorder that affects the heart, eyes, joints, and skin. This disease causes chronic pain and also has symptoms that include blindness, aortic dissections or tears, scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and disfigured bone structure in the feet, hands, and knees. Most Marfan folks are extremely tall at a young age. I have been six foot four inches tall since I was twelve years old. Two of my children inherited Marfan’s from me. We are a…

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