GBN Daily Drop for April 28, 2022: Disability Rights Activist Brad Lomax
Good Black News: The Daily Drop por Lori Lakin Hutcherson
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When Black Panther Party member Brad Lomax started using a wheelchair every day after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he realized he had another "ism" to fight -- ableism. In 1977 Lomax helped lead the "504 Sit In" -- the longest sit in in U.S. History to fight for disability rights from the federal government.
To learn more, read 2020 New York Times feature article on Lomax from its Overlooked No More series, read ...
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