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Leroy F. Moore

1st Annual Seminar on Trans-National Strategies in Erasing Black Ableism

Updated: Oct 23

10/22, 10/24, & 10/26

Krip-Hop Nation’s first LA Event entitled, Trans-National Strategies in Erasing Black Ableism- A Krip-Hop Meet-Up will happen October 22nd, 24th, and 26th 2024.

Sponsored by UCLA Hip-Hop Study Group, UCLA Disability Studies, Faith Without Borders (USA) and Beloved Community Coalition (South Africa), LAAC, Soul & Strategy Center & Poor Magazine.



10/22 12:45pm-2:45pm- Los Angeles City College- Holmes Hall 6

(855 N Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029)

10/24 12:45pm-2:45pm- Los Angeles City College- Student Union- 3rd Flr. Multipurpose Room (855 N Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029)

10/26 10am-1pm Strategy & Soul Center

(3546 w Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008)


We will discuss Trans-National Strategies in Erasing Black Ableism, Krip-Hop Nation locally and internationally- from US to Africa, a Global Perspective on Ableism Rights Resistance Reimagination, the upcoming Krip-Hop Institute, Homefulness, and Linguistics from Poverty Scholarship to Krip-Hop Terminology with Tiny gray-garcia aka povertySkola (co-founder, POOR magazine and co-editor/visionary of Homefulness and Poverty Scholarship-Poor people led theory, art, words and tears across mama earth) joined by other poverty skolaz/Poor Press authors at POOR Magazine.

Because Krip-Hop Nation is an international movement, we will look at the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent rights especially Article 30: Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport that includes the arts.


Event Schedule


Tuesday Oct. 22nd 12:45pm-2:45pm at LACC


Leroy and Kelvin Sauls talk about Krip-Hop, Krip-Hop work in Africa, Disability Justice, Black Ableism and Leroy's Ph.D. studies and the upcoming Krip-Hop Institute. We will close with giving thanks and providing information about how to get involved.


Thursday Oct. 24th 12:45pm-2:45pm at LACC


We will be talking about Linguistics from Poverty Scholarship to Krip-Hop Terminology with Tiny gray-garcia aka povertySkola (co-founder, POOR magazine and co-editor /visionary of Homefulness and Poverty Scholarship-Poor people led theory, art, words and tears across mama earth) joined by other poverty skolaz/Poor Press authors at POOR Magazine. Leroy is a long-term member of Poor Magazine and a co-founder of Homefulness. We will also present the answer to homelessness that we call Homefulness through poetry, songs, skits and video.

We will close with next steps needed to make Homefulness and Krip-Hop Institute a reality.


Saturday Oct. 26th 10am-1pm at Strategy & Soul Center


Leroy Moore, Kelvin Sauls, and poets talk about Black Ableism its effects in the Black community locally and internationally. They will talk about their work in LA and in South Africa. There will be performances from a poet in South Africa and musician from Zimbabwe via Zoom. Leroy will discuss his graduate studies at UCLA and the upcoming Krip-Hop Institute.



Leroy F. Moore

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