Leroy F Moore Jr. - Writer, advocate and journalist on issues and art involving disabled people of color.
Leroy is a disabled African American writer, poet, community activist and feminist.
Born in Buffalo, NY in 1967. Leroy was born with Cerebral Palsy.

Dear media, friends and Hip-Hop journalists, My name is Leroy F Moore Jr. I am a writer, advocate and journalist on issues and art involving disabled people of color. In January 2007 a mixtape of hip-hop artists with disabilities will be release in a limited amount titled Krip-Hop Mixtape Vol. 1. We are looking for media coverage and a distribution deal for this project. Below is a press release on Krip-Hop Mixtape Vol. 1. Artists with disabilities are in the music industry from Blues to Hip-Hop. From Blind Willie Johnson to Professor Blind F8 and Cripple Clarence Lofton to Four Wheel City, our music has helped shape the world we live in. Krip-Hop continues this legacy with many voices from the US, UK, Spain, Africa & Haiti rapping not only to the Hip-Hop generation but to society and the world as a whole about the talents, politics and sexuality we embodied and at the same time fighting against the discrimination that isolates us from one another. Krip-Hop displays the beauty and strength of collaboration and disabled music history, present and future.

Leroy F. Moore Jr. On The Outskirts: Race & Disability Consultant

Leroy is one of the leading voices in the field of crimes, police brutality and wrongful incarceration of people with disabilities, and racism in the disabled community.

PRESS RELEASE: A limited edition mixtape of hip-hop artists with disabilitie to be released. Title: "Krip Hop Mixtape"

Krip-Hop Mixtape Vol. 1 Release Date: Jan. 2007 Produced by: Leroy F. Moore Jr. Cover design by: Poor Magazine Contact Person: Leroy F. Moore Jr. (510) 649-8438 Email: sfdamo@yahoo.com Web Site: www.leroymoore.com Biography: http://www.leroymoore.com/bio.html

On this mixtape you’ll hear gospel rap by Pastr S’wayne, old school, Crank (from Down South) by da Southern Boyz, Deaf Krip-Hop by the Helix Boyz, international Krip-Hop, by Jake of Spain, C.R.I.$.I.$ of Africa, political Krip-Hop by DJ Quad smooth radical spoken stories by ‘ron daniella and more.

This is Vol. 1 and we know that there are many voices that are not on this CD. Please help us with Krip-Hop Mixtape Vol. 2. Krip-Hop is a promotional product.

Our aim is to get the musical talents of hip-hop artists with disabilities into the hands of media outlets, educators, and hip-hop, disabled and race scholars, youth, hip-hop conference coordinators and agents etc.. On Jan 15/07 Krip-Hop will be on www.cdbaby.com - www.poormagazine.com -  www.leroymoore.com

LINKS

The National Minorities with Disabilities Coalition: www.nmdc.us

Mystic Babylon Podcast: www.molotovmouths.com

Poor News Network: www.poormagazine.org