ALLFIE marks Black History Month 2025

ALLFIE’s Disabled Black Lives Matter (DBLM) statement for Black History Month 2025.

This Black History Month, ALLFIE’s DBLM moves in solidarity and deep gratitude with Black/Global Majority Disabled activists whose radical leadership, power, and pride have shaped history. Their creativity and determination continue to reimagine a world where every person is valued, respected and free from oppression. 

Activists, such as Millie Hill, Nasa Begum and countless others, refused to be silenced. They demanded that the lived experiences of Black/Global Majority Disabled people be recognised, not overlooked, erased, or written out of history. Their activism reminds us that true justice and liberation can only exist when everyone is included. 

ALLFIE’s DBLM 2024 research report into the lived experiences of Black/Global Majority Disabled children and their families in education, highlights the necessity of ending racism, disablism, and all systems of oppression. It is a call to action to dismantle systemic barriers, amplify voices long pushed to the margins, and celebrate our collective resistance. 

ALLFIE proudly celebrates the vital contributions of Black/Global Majority Disabled people to Inclusive Education across the globe. We give our utmost respect to ancestors, current movement builders, and future activists who dare to dream of a world where folks are free, in every form, from segregation and exclusion.  

Peace, unity and solidarity.  

There is a black and white picture of Mildrette Hill and Nasa Begum at bottom left. Text in post reads: Black History Month Moving Firm In Power and Pride This year, we proudly spotlight, Mildrette Hill and Nasa Begum, two Black/Global Majority Disabled activists who campaigned with power and pride. Through their powerful leadership within the Disabled People’s Movement, they have helped break down barriers and highlight intersecting injustices, creating lasting change for current and future generations. Mildrette Hill, Nasa Begum and several others co-wrote the book ‘Reflections’ (1994), which was radical for its time. We celebrate, with pride always, their commitment and unapologetically revolutionary activism.
There is a black and white picture of Mildrette Hill and Nasa Begum at bottom left. Text in post reads: Black History Month Moving Firm In Power and Pride Reflections (1994) shared the lived experiences and explored intersectional barriers faced by Black/Global Majority Disabled people. It remains relevant today, as it challenges power imbalances and shifts power, stating that the local authorities must provide “Black Disabled people the tools to exercise choice and control over our own lives”. The book also exposes systemic injustice within the education system. “If they do not get called names because of their impairment they will undoubtedly be called racist names... There is also the myth that cultural issues are not important when the Black child is Disabled”.

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