Episode 3 – Intersectionality in Action: Bridging Disability and Racial Justice with Keri Gray

In Episode 3 of The Independent, Dr. Victor Pineda is joined by Keri Gray — a powerful cross-movement strategist, speaker, and advocate whose work sits at the vital intersections of disability, race, gender, and justice.With honesty and depth, Keri reflects on how her lived experience as a Black disabled woman, cancer survivor, and movement leader has shaped her understanding of advocacy and belonging. She shares the early experiences that grounded her commitment to justice, and how her leadership has been guided by the belief that those most marginalized must be centered in the disability movement’s future.Together, Victor and Keri explore the current moment for disability justice — a time marked by political rollbacks, economic precarity, and growing threats to equity and inclusion. Keri offers a clear-eyed analysis of what disabled people at the intersections are facing right now, and why movement strategy must expand beyond traditional approaches to meet this moment with resilience and power.Keri also speaks candidly about the internal changes disability organizations must embrace, the “trapdoors” that can reinforce exclusion even in well-intentioned spaces, and what it truly means to move from compliance-based inclusion toward transformative justice. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes the importance of leadership pipelines, trust networks, and sustained cross-community solidarity.This episode continues the mission of The Independent: uplifting intersectional lived expertise, honoring movement power, and spotlighting the leaders building a more just and liberated world.Tune in for a bold, inspiring conversation with one of today’s most important disability justice voices — and a reminder that the future of the movement depends on who we choose to center, support, and follow.If you believe in disability justice, community power, and the stories we uplift on The Independent, please consider supporting our work.Make a donation today: ⁠⁠https://thecil.org/donate/⁠⁠