Williams-Muhammed is a Black woman with multiple sclerosis and sarcoidosis. Williams-Muhammed served on the NBWHP. Williams-Muhammed credits her ability to get out of a nursing home where she was being overmedicated and neglected to the self-help skills, knowledge, and support network she gained through the NBWHP.

Deborah Williams-Muhammed

The NBWHP was not an organization based around disability rights but frequently acted in solidarity with disabled people and included disabled people in leadership positions.

University of Wisconsin - Madison

In addition to naming the impacts of racism and sexism on Black women's health, the NBWHP also frequently mentioned classism and homophobia and rarely mentioned oppression faced by older adults, disabled people and fat people. 

Intersectional Approaches at NBWHP Beyond Race and Gender

Schalk, Sami. Black Disability Politics, New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781478027003

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