Keri Gray
Keri Gray is a nationally recognized disability advocate, facilitator, and cancer survivor dedicated to advancing racial and disability justice. She is the founder and Executive Director of the National Alliance of Melanin Disabled Advocates (the NAMED Advocates), an organization that is reshaping social justice movements’ approach to ableism and building cross-movement solidarity with disabled leaders of color.
Through Keri’s leadership, the NAMED Advocates has launched several groundbreaking initiatives, including: the Rethinking Language in Science project, which challenges how medical and scientific language frames disability and pushes for more community-rooted, inclusive narratives; the Our Presence is Our Power Leadership Conference, which centers disabled leaders of color through discussions on workplace culture, policy, and innovation; and the historic Black Disabled Lives Matter protest in Washington, DC, which brought together over 100 people in front of the White House during the 2020 uprisings to demand justice and visibility for Black and Disabled lives.
Keri’s work has brought her into partnership with organizations across the country, from grassroots collectives to major institutions, where she supports communities in shifting culture, policy, and language toward greater equity. Keri’s work has garnered attention from major publications and media outlets such as Teen Vogue, The New York Times, People, Time, PBS NewsHour, Madamenoire, and the Diet Coke campaign #Unlabeled.
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