Lachi, a disabled musician, credits Frederick Douglass with teaching her that greatness comes from overcoming your circumstances, not being defined by them. She describes how accepting her disability transformed her from shy and hesitant into confident and professionally successful. The shift came from changing her mindset about what her disability meant.
Okay, so I have these in Braille, and I've always been curious what they say.
Capital. He play ball. Playboy. Okay.
There'S a bunch of people out there that are reading it for the article.
More like the lack of articles of clothing.
It would be injustice to Frederick Douglass to say that he was great simply because of environment. He was great in spite of environment.
This is how an enslaved person looks, acts, behaves, does he? Had to go against the grain in every single way while having mental liberation. You know, when I was getting into the music industry, I was doing stuff like tripping over wires or like missing a handshake that would make me lose out on a deal. When I started to lean into celebrating and embracing my disability, that's when I stopped being super shy, stopped being super quiet, stopped tripping on wires, started getting more opportunities.
Do you think the confidence comes from the fact that you have to work harder at it than somebody else might have to? You are the controller of your liberation, and.
It.
Is within your own mind. Okay, so the big question, how did the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, change your life?
