How Ableism Fuels Racism
Brazos Press, 2024
By Lamar Hardwick
WHO: Lamar Hardwick, lead pastor of Tri-Cities Church in Atlanta.
HE SAYS: “How do we dismantle the image of able-bodiedness equals goodness and that Black bodies are inherently bad?”
THE BIG IDEA: We need to understand the connection between ableism and racism to get rid of both attitudes and practices in the church.
THE PROGRESSION: In eight chapters, the author looks into the history of early American Christianity, racial bias, theology and healthcare in relation to disability, and the connections between disability and racial discrimination.
“What’s not obvious is the direct connection between ableism and race and the subsequent ways in which disability and Blackness are intentionally linked.”