Keah Brown is a journalist and essayist. Keah’s debut essay collection The Pretty One is an honest and thoughtful look at what it means to be black and disabled in a culture that doesn’t make space for marginalized bodies. In our conversation we talked about the importance of representation, the insidious nature of ableism, and compared notes on how each of us approaches an interview. Then for the second segment, we talked about the 24-hour news cycle.

(Conversation recorded October 17, 2019.)

Bonus Reading: Subscribers to the Likewise Media Patreon campaign can hear Keah read an excerpt from her book The Pretty One.

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Show Notes:

• Keah Brown
• Keah Brown - The Pretty One
• #DisabledAndCute
• Keah Brown - “Brie Larson on superheroes, success and her Hollywood sisterhood”
• Keah’s work at Cliché Mag
• Keah Brown - “Roxane Gay Wants You to See Fat People as Humans”
• Lyz Lenz - “How Many Personal Stories Must Women Share to Convince Others of Their Humanity?”
• StarTribune - “Viral photo captures power dynamic between Trump and Nancy Pelosi”
• Brandon Taylor - Real Life
• Charmed
• Almost Family
• Raising Dion

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