In wrapping up our series for Black History Month, The Art of Autism board compiled a list of 24 Black Autistic People you may want to know about.
1. Anita Cameron
Anita is one of the original disability rights activitists in the United States. She worked on the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Read more about Anita on her blog Musings of an Angry, Black Womyn.
2. Angela Weddle
Angela is an acccomplished artist and an Art of Autism board member. See her art here.
3. Rhonda Moore, PhD, FSRA
Rhonda is a Medical Anthropologist and Program Officer for Global Mental Health at The National Institutes of Health. Visit her linkedin page here.
4. Dr. Angel Durr
Dr. Durr is an Ethical Data Strategist and Analytical Scientist, Founder & CEO of DataReady DFW. Visit her linkedin profile here.
5. Burnett Grant
Burnett is a Senior Lab Technician of Flabor Essences at ZoomEssence, Inc., a Neurodiversity Advocate at NDGifts whose mission is to build a social network that focuses on inclusion and neurodiversity in the work place.
6. Bernard Grant
Bernard is a PhD Candidate in English, Associate Fiction Editor at Tahoma Literary Review, Researcher and Writer at Grit & Flow, Neurodiversity Advocate at NDGiFTS. His website is here.
7. Stephen Wiltshire
Stephen is an artist who draws detailed cityscapes. He has a particular talent for drawing lifelike, accurate impressions of cities, skylines and street scenes after having only observed them briefly. His nickname is the “Human camera.” Visit his website here.
8. Tyla Grant
Tyla is a neurodiversity advocate and host of the One Percent podcast.
9. Lauren-Rochelle Fernandez
Lauren is an Autism, ADHD & Mental Health activist, advocate, ambassador. Founder of Mask Off. Mask Off strives to empower, educate and destigmatise neurodiversity and mental health, with the aim to highlight racial and gender disparities and inequalities faced by service users and their families.
10. Marcus Boyd
Marcus is a master music producer and composer. Visit his Soundcloud page here.
11. Jade Logan (Joy Chaos)
Jade is a freelance, comic artist. Visit her website here.
12. Elise Nicole Bowen
Elise is a music composer. Listen on Spotify.
13. Asiautu Lawoyin
Asiautu is a personal coach and empath. Her website is here.
14. Kayla Smith
Kayla is a Black Autistic Disability Rights Advocate and creator of #AutisticBlackPride. Follow her on her youtube channel.
15. Kris Young
Kris is a writer and has the blog site Black Neuroqueer Punk.
16. Jackie Pilgrim
Jackie is on the Board of NAMI and speaks and writes about the intersectionality between race and disability.
17. Armani Williams
Armani is a Detroit-based professional Nascar race driver. Read more about him here.
18. Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
Morénike is an Advocate, Public Speaker, Writer, Educator, and Researcher. Visit her website.
19. Michael Fuller
At a young age Michael could download music in his head. He could play Mozart by ear at age 11.
20. Melissa Simmons
Melissa is a campaigner on Autism and Neurodiversity and intersections with race and faith. She is the founder of MisTÂûght and the creator of Black History Month for Dummies & White Teachers. Follow her on Twitter.
21. Lamar Hardwick
Lamar known as the Autism Pastor is a disability advocate, pastor, and an author. Follow him on his website.
22. Kambel Smith
Kambel Smith is an artist who is known for his complex architectural pieces. This year alone Kambel has sculpted the Sydney Opera House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the National Assembly Building of Bangladesh, the New York Flatiron Building, and an 11-foot Chrysler Building.
23. Ronaldo Byrd
Ronaldo is New York based artist known for his vibrant portraits. Follow Ronaldo on his website.
24. Ikea ‘Syance’ Wilson
Syance is a talented artist and musician who is a synesthete. She is known for her unique detailed art. See her works on this website.
We hope you comment below others we should know. Follow Autistics of Color on The Art of Autism website.
