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Photo of two Black men in suits and afros, smiling. Brad (left) is in a wheelchair and Glenn (right) is squatting next to his brother.
Brad Lomax and his brother, Glenn. (Photo: National Disability Rights Network courtesy of Leroy Moore)

Brad Lomax opens a center for independent living in Oakland run by the Black Panther Party.

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Brad Lomax and his brother, Glenn. (Photo: National Disability Rights Network courtesy of Leroy Moore)

With support from Ed Roberts of the Independent Living Center in Berkeley, Brad Lomax opens the center to offer peer services out of a storefront in East Oakland to support Black people with disabilities.

Lomax is a leader in supporting the Black Panther Party to build its solidarity platform by recognizing ableism and disability rights as part of the broader work of liberation.