Markey reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the disability community and all its members, ensuring that millions of people who rely on Medicaid aren't thrown off so that Republicans can line the pockets of their billionaire friends.

We are lucky to be in this fight alongside him!

Want to honor their legacy? Support intersectional organizing. Fight for disability justice, racial justice, and economic justice—because they’re all connected. Call out politicians who gut programs while giving tax breaks to the rich. Support mutual aid. Organize. (13/13)

As politicians gut social programs and ignore the needs of disabled people, we have to ask: Who is stepping up? The Panthers taught us that real power comes from communities taking care of each other. That’s the model we need now.
(12/13)

Disability justice doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s rooted in the radical activism of Black, Indigenous, and POC-led movements. The fight against ableism is a fight against white supremacy, capitalism, and systemic neglect. And that’s a fight the Panthers understood.

(11/13)

The lessons from the Black Panthers are more relevant than ever: mutual aid, direct action, and cross-movement solidarity are necessary for survival.

(10/13)

The next time you hear about Section 504, ADA, or disability rights, remember that it took a cross-movement coalition to make it happen. & the Black Panthers were a crucial part of that history.

More important than ever to remember as Trump continues to attack our communities relentlessly (9/13)

And we are fighting harder now than ever. The same systems that targeted the Panthers are still harming marginalized communities today. We are watching unprecedented attacks on the Black, brown, indigenous, trans, queer, disability, immigrant etc. communities, and we need to stand together.

(8/13)

The Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program, community clinics, and mutual aid efforts were disability justice in action. They understood that access to food, healthcare, and dignity weren’t privileges but rights—something disabled activists continue to fight for today.

(7/13)

The disability rights movement wasn’t just helped by the Panthers. It was shaped by their radical approach to community care. Disability justice—coined later by Black and brown disabled activists—builds on the same principles the Panthers put into practice.

(6/13)

This wasn’t an accident—it was part of the Panthers’ broader commitment to intersectional liberation. They saw the fight for disability rights as connected to their own struggle against racism and state violence. Solidarity wasn’t just a concept—it was action.

(5/13)

Driven by Brad Lomax, The Black Panthers cooked and delivered hot meals to the disabled protesters every single day. Many of the demonstrators had mobility, sensory, and health-related disabilities, making access to food a challenge. The Panthers stepped in where the government failed.

(4/13)