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In the wise words of\u00a0Sojourner Truth,\u00a0\u201c\u201cTruth is powerful and it prevails.\u201d<\/p>\n

We encourage you to check out the following resources as you celebrate truth this month:<\/p>\n

Read about these Black Autistic heroes:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/the-art-of-autism.com\/24-black-autistic-people-you-may-want-to-know-about\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Share these books with your children:<\/p>\n

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35231671-little-leaders<\/a><\/p>\n

Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison<\/p>\n

Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison | Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n

Martin’s Big Words\u00a0by Doreen Rappoport<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/160943.Martin_s_Big_Words<\/a><\/p>\n

When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner<\/p>\n

When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner | Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n

Memphis, Martin, and The Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/34907760-memphis-martin-and-the-mountaintop<\/a><\/p>\n

More here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.spokanelibrary.org\/2023\/01\/black-history-month-books-for-kids-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Read about or listen to these stories from Black Disabled People at the Disability Visibility Project:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2023\/01\/10\/black-women-leaders-and-disability-justice\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/timotheus-_t-j_-gordon-jr-copy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2021\/01\/23\/ep-95-black-doctors-with-disabilities\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Participate in Activities to celebrate Black History<\/p>\n

Tacoma:\u00a0https:\/\/www.piercecountywa.gov\/7566\/Celebrate-Black-History-Month<\/a><\/p>\n

Seattle:\u00a0Honoring Black History Month in Seattle in 2023 | Visit Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n

Consider donating to the Autistic people of Color Fund:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/awnnetwork.org\/apoc\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Or our<\/p>\n

Accelerated Equity Fund<\/p>\n

Go to our\u00a0donate page<\/a>,\u00a0 click on \u201cmake a gift\u201d or \u201cgive today\u201d. Then in the search box, enter \u201cAccelerated Equity in Autism Care Fund\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the wise words of\u00a0Sojourner Truth,\u00a0\u201c\u201cTruth is powerful and it prevails.\u201d We encourage you to check out the following resources as you celebrate truth this month: Read about these Black Autistic heroes: https:\/\/the-art-of-autism.com\/24-black-autistic-people-you-may-want-to-know-about\/ Share these books with your children: Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35231671-little-leaders Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5094,"parent":1188,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9646","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDiversity - 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