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Tameka's mission is to advocate, educate and tell stories about race, gender or disability in thought-provoking and engaging ways.

She inspires women, people of color, and people with disabilities to live authentically and unapologetically.
Where her work has appeared

Film Festivals, Non-profits or Publications

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Co-Presented Surviving Racism and Ableism 101

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Lead actor won hottest upcoming actor award

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Co-Presented Voter Rights Education Across Michigan

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Featured guest to talk about black people with disabilities and poice and voting rights

Meet Tameka

Disability Justice Activist, Speaker, Independent Film Producer and Screenwriter

Tameka Citchen-Spruce is an African American woman with a physical disability. Born in Detroit, she has been advocating and raising awareness for over 15 years for access to affordable and accessible housing, fighting against voting oppression towards people with disabilities, racial and gender injustices, and health equity. Part of her activism is telling stories. She seeks to produce and write films and documentaries that will influence and inspire the world. Her short film, Justifiable Homicide was nominated Best Short film in Michigan and My Girl Story documentary has been screened at numerous film festivals and Center for Independent Living Conference. 

She has spoke and moderated discussions for numerous non-profit organizations like ACLU Michigan, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Facing Race Conference, Warriors on Wheels of Metropolitan Detroit, WDET to name a few. Overall she seeks to advocate, educate, and create media representation of the BIPOC, women, girls and disability communities in thought-provoking, unapologetic and engaging ways. 

Tameka was named 2021 ARC Detroit Advocate of the Year Awardee, 2021 Respectability Entertainment Fellow,  2022 NACDD's Betty Williams Equal Opportunity Awardee,  DiverseAbility 2022 Disability 30 List nominee. In the Fall of 2022, she was selected to participate in Unlock Her Potential Mentorship program for women of color in entertainment. Her mentor is the social political comedian and TV Executive Producer W. Kamau Bell. 

Speeches and Topics
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History of African Americans with Disabilities
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Ableism and Racism in healthcare
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Disability Justice
Testimonials

What They Say About Us

"Great presentation ( Ableism and Racism presentation) and I as a working nurse learned so much"

Nurse at Penn State Hospital

"I saw a film that made me feel seen"

Viewer of My Girl Story

My Girl Story is a great watch to understand the constant trauma Black women experience from a young age and how it can subsequently affect the outcome of our future. I highly recommend you check out this film by Tameka Citchen-Spruce 

Respectability Film Review

My Girl Story

My Girl Story is now available on Tubi and Amazon Prime.

Let’s Talk

Do you want her to speak at your next event about race and disability? Do you want to attend one of her disability focus workshops?  Sign up to receive updates and contact her today! Please note she doesn't accept unsolicited film ideas. 

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