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Thirty-two years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, was passed. To commemorate ADA, July is Disability Pride Month. 
 
This week we’re spotlighting Kemi Yemi-Ese, a therapist, visual artist and disability rights advocate based in Austin, Texas. Her paintings focus on her experiences living with a disability, and are inspired by her Nigerian heritage. As a licensed professional counselor and certified rehabilitation specialist, Yemi-Ese uses expressionistic interventions and other methodologies to help clients struggling with anxiety, trauma, and thought disorders.  

Other sources of interest this week.

This week was the hottest in U.K. history, with temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sarah Aarons is an earth scientist and assistant professor in the Geosciences Research Division of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. She can speak about the effects of global climate change, the patterns of weather throughout history, and decolonizing science.

Sources of the Week on the news

Read:

• Gita Gopinath told The Nation Thailand that regulatory uncertainty has impacted India's economic slowdown. 
• Sean Sherman talked to Native News Online about winning the James Beard Foundation award for Best New Restaurant.
• Sarah Deer made an appearance in The Lawrence Times on a panel dedicated to communal healing after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
• Robert Bullard was interviewed The Guardian on how the Supreme Court's climate change ruling will impact neighborhoods of color.

Watch:

• For Indian Country Today, Mark Trahant talked about what clean energy solutions means for coal-rich tribes like Navajo Nation.