
Vilissa Thompson
LMSW
LMSW
Culture & Conversation Human Rights
Britney Spears can use her powerful voice to continue broadening the discussions around conservatorships and the rights of disabled people.
The true harm of gossip and speculation about a public figure of this visibility is the way it seeps into the fabric of how we view the people around us with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.
Black disability history matters because without us putting our voices and very bodies on the line, the political and societal strides many of us take for granted would not have occurred.