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Beyond Their Disabilities
Stories by Changemaker students
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Story by Aliah Medary
Armed with his black leather jacket and beret, he was the best type of cool. Brad Lomax was a part of the Black Panther Party, a group that helped people of color across many communities. They had many connections as well as programs and services that gave people free food and aid.
Brad was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 13th of September in the year 1950. He had a disease called multiple sclerosis (MS) that involves communication problems between the brain and the spine. MS can cause permanent damage or destroy nerves in the body.
When Brad was a boy, he played football, participated in drama clubs and did Boy Scouts. At the age of 13, he visited his mom’s family in Alabama. At the time, Alabama was a huge center for the civil rights movement. In that state, there were a lot of people who treated Black people in a negative way. Alabama is where Brad first experienced exclusion and discrimination because of his skin color.
Right after he got out of high school and started going to Howard University, he found that one day he was starting to fall a lot and his legs became unusable. This was when his disability started becoming a part of his life and he began to use a wheelchair. Brad had built relationships with the people in the city of Oakland, California, and he participated in the 504 Sit-in where many people who had disabilities were staying, to try and make the people in power give rights and access for people with disabilities. Brad told the Black Panther Party that the protesters and their goals were aligned, and so they brought supplies such as food for the protesters.
Brad helped create the groundwork for the ADA (The Americans With Disabilities Act). All of the things that are given to people with disabilities today are in part because of Brad Lomax. Without him, wheelchair access for places such as schools and stores would probably not have become a reality. He also helped the Black community in Oakland, California a lot.
Brad Lomax cared a lot about his community and he was an advocate of Black empowerment and disability rights. He observed the fact that people with disabilities were denied rights to jobs, housing, education, and programs and services, especially for people of color. He fought for the freedom & rights that we have today.
Brad was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 13th of September in the year 1950. He had a disease called multiple sclerosis (MS) that involves communication problems between the brain and the spine. MS can cause permanent damage or destroy nerves in the body.
When Brad was a boy, he played football, participated in drama clubs and did Boy Scouts. At the age of 13, he visited his mom’s family in Alabama. At the time, Alabama was a huge center for the civil rights movement. In that state, there were a lot of people who treated Black people in a negative way. Alabama is where Brad first experienced exclusion and discrimination because of his skin color.
Right after he got out of high school and started going to Howard University, he found that one day he was starting to fall a lot and his legs became unusable. This was when his disability started becoming a part of his life and he began to use a wheelchair. Brad had built relationships with the people in the city of Oakland, California, and he participated in the 504 Sit-in where many people who had disabilities were staying, to try and make the people in power give rights and access for people with disabilities. Brad told the Black Panther Party that the protesters and their goals were aligned, and so they brought supplies such as food for the protesters.
Brad helped create the groundwork for the ADA (The Americans With Disabilities Act). All of the things that are given to people with disabilities today are in part because of Brad Lomax. Without him, wheelchair access for places such as schools and stores would probably not have become a reality. He also helped the Black community in Oakland, California a lot.
Brad Lomax cared a lot about his community and he was an advocate of Black empowerment and disability rights. He observed the fact that people with disabilities were denied rights to jobs, housing, education, and programs and services, especially for people of color. He fought for the freedom & rights that we have today.
Brad Lomax
A Civil Rights and Disabilities Activist
A Civil Rights and Disabilities Activist
Armed with his black leather jacket and beret, he was the best type of cool. Brad Lomax was a part of the Black Panther Party, a group that helped people of color across many communities. They had many connections as well as programs and services that gave people free food and aid.
Brad was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 13th of September in the year 1950. He had a disease called multiple sclerosis (MS) that involves communication problems between the brain and the spine. MS can cause permanent damage or destroy nerves in the body.
When Brad was a boy, he played football, participated in drama clubs and did Boy Scouts. At the age of 13, he visited his mom’s family in Alabama. At the time, Alabama was a huge center for the civil rights movement. In that state, there were a lot of people who treated Black people in a negative way. Alabama is where Brad first experienced exclusion and discrimination because of his skin color.
Right after he got out of high school and started going to Howard University, he found that one day he was starting to fall a lot and his legs became unusable. This was when his disability started becoming a part of his life and he began to use a wheelchair. Brad had built relationships with the people in the city of Oakland, California, and he participated in the 504 Sit-in where many people who had disabilities were staying, to try and make the people in power give rights and access for people with disabilities. Brad told the Black Panther Party that the protesters and their goals were aligned, and so they brought supplies such as food for the protesters.
Brad helped create the groundwork for the ADA (The Americans With Disabilities Act). All of the things that are given to people with disabilities today are in part because of Brad Lomax. Without him, wheelchair access for places such as schools and stores would probably not have become a reality. He also helped the Black community in Oakland, California a lot.
Brad Lomax cared a lot about his community and he was an advocate of Black empowerment and disability rights. He observed the fact that people with disabilities were denied rights to jobs, housing, education, and programs and services, especially for people of color. He fought for the freedom & rights that we have today.
Brad was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 13th of September in the year 1950. He had a disease called multiple sclerosis (MS) that involves communication problems between the brain and the spine. MS can cause permanent damage or destroy nerves in the body.
When Brad was a boy, he played football, participated in drama clubs and did Boy Scouts. At the age of 13, he visited his mom’s family in Alabama. At the time, Alabama was a huge center for the civil rights movement. In that state, there were a lot of people who treated Black people in a negative way. Alabama is where Brad first experienced exclusion and discrimination because of his skin color.
Right after he got out of high school and started going to Howard University, he found that one day he was starting to fall a lot and his legs became unusable. This was when his disability started becoming a part of his life and he began to use a wheelchair. Brad had built relationships with the people in the city of Oakland, California, and he participated in the 504 Sit-in where many people who had disabilities were staying, to try and make the people in power give rights and access for people with disabilities. Brad told the Black Panther Party that the protesters and their goals were aligned, and so they brought supplies such as food for the protesters.
Brad helped create the groundwork for the ADA (The Americans With Disabilities Act). All of the things that are given to people with disabilities today are in part because of Brad Lomax. Without him, wheelchair access for places such as schools and stores would probably not have become a reality. He also helped the Black community in Oakland, California a lot.
Brad Lomax cared a lot about his community and he was an advocate of Black empowerment and disability rights. He observed the fact that people with disabilities were denied rights to jobs, housing, education, and programs and services, especially for people of color. He fought for the freedom & rights that we have today.
Somewhere deep down there's a decent man in me, he just can't be found.
Story by Antonio Freitas
Marshall Burce Mathers III/Eminem
Rapper
Rapper
Eminem came into the world in quite a dramatic fashion, he and his mother almost died. Luckily for the music world, he survived. And thanks to his musical career he was able to change his life.
Eminem was born on October 17, 1972, in St Joseph Missouri. Back then he was known as Marshall Bruce Mathers III. Growing up he was poor and felt he could never keep up with his peers. He was also autistic and suffered from depression. These two things were also part of why he had trouble fitting in. His escape was comic books and language and sometimes he even read the dictionary for fun.
In high school, it didn’t get better he had to repeat 10th grade and eventually dropped out. Unfortunately, things went from bad to worse, when he made bad decisions and had to spend some time in jail. In prison, his depression got worse, but rapping and music helped to cure him.
In 1999 his music career really took off. He met his wife and they had a complicated relationship. They also started a family together. He had many big hits in the 2000s. He was even a performer in the Super Bowl in 2022.
Eminem reminds us that anyone can change their life. It is easy to go down the wrong path, but even if you do, it is important that you always look for a way to find the light.
Eminem was born on October 17, 1972, in St Joseph Missouri. Back then he was known as Marshall Bruce Mathers III. Growing up he was poor and felt he could never keep up with his peers. He was also autistic and suffered from depression. These two things were also part of why he had trouble fitting in. His escape was comic books and language and sometimes he even read the dictionary for fun.
In high school, it didn’t get better he had to repeat 10th grade and eventually dropped out. Unfortunately, things went from bad to worse, when he made bad decisions and had to spend some time in jail. In prison, his depression got worse, but rapping and music helped to cure him.
In 1999 his music career really took off. He met his wife and they had a complicated relationship. They also started a family together. He had many big hits in the 2000s. He was even a performer in the Super Bowl in 2022.
Eminem reminds us that anyone can change their life. It is easy to go down the wrong path, but even if you do, it is important that you always look for a way to find the light.
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”
Story by Brent Nelson