Leroy F. Moore Jr.
Leroy is an African American writer, poet and community activist. He is one of the founders of the Emmy Award winning Krip Hop Nation, whose primary goals are to increase awareness in music and media outlets of the talents, history and rights of people with disabilities, while also focusing on advocacy, activism and education on relevant social, artistic, and political issues. Since the 1990s, Moore has written the column "Illin-N-Chillin" for POOR magazine. Moore is also a co-founder of the disability performance art collective Sins Invalid. Additionally, he currently serves as the Chair of the Black Disability Studies Committee for the National Black Disability Coalition. Leroy is the author of Black Disabled Ancesters by POOR Press, Krip Hop Graphic Novel, Black Kripple Delivers by Poetic Matrix Press, and has co-authored a children's book called Black Disabled Art History 101.