Bridging Communities: Keri Gray’s Mission for Disability and Racial Equity
Today, we have the honor of hosting a powerhouse of advocacy and resilience, Keri Gray. Keri is a ceaseless champion for change. As a cancer survivor, entrepreneur, and CEO of the Keri Gray Consulting Group, she designs professional spaces ripe for understanding through the lens of disability and racial justice education. Together, we explore Keri’s journey of empowerment, her mission to dismantle disparities, and her zeal for fostering communities that dare to engage in transformative discussions.
Keri Gray
Keri Gray is a cancer survivor, entrepreneur, speaker, and facilitator. She is the CEO of the Keri Gray Consulting Group, where they strive to create professional communities of understanding through disability and racial justice education. She is also founder of the National Alliance of Melanin Disabled Advocates (the NAMED Advocates), which creates spaces for disabled leaders of color and BIPOC allies to gather, learn, connect, and grow around racial and disability justice.
Through her various roles, Keri has recruited approximately 4,000 professionals for over 100 organizations and Fortune 500 companies. She has also designed and managed programs for over 1,000 professionals that has helped participants secure competitive employment, identify transferable skills, build an influential network, and gain notable opportunities.
Keri’s work has been featured in Teen Vogue, the New York Times, People Magazine, Time Magazine, PBS NewsHour, Madamenoire, and the Diet Coke campaign #Unlabeled.
Connect with Keri
Website: https://withkeri.com/
Twitter: @keri_gray
Instagram: @kerigray90
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keri-gray-7a33582b/
NAMED Advocates Instagram: @namedadvocates
NAMED Advocates LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/named-advocates
Resources From the Episode
Ten Principles of Disability Justice, Sins Invalid
Tiraji P. Henson and pay inequity: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/21/the-math-aint-math-ing-taraji-p-henson-speaks-out-about-hollywood-pay-gap
Simone Biles on ADHD stigma: https://www.espn.com/espnw/voices/story/_/id/17602540/bravo-simone-biles-taking-stand-adhd-stigma
Afrofuturism: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/afrofuturism
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/afrofuturism
Janelle Monáe “Dirty Computer”
Transcript
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