From top to bottom: the Literary Thursdays logo (the words "Literary Thursdays" and several drawings of books, in a red banner); a picture of Lachi, wearing a yellow hat and dress; the cover of her book "I Identify as Blind"; and the words "Lachi, Author of 'I Identify as Blind.' Join us on Microsoft Teams: queenslib.org/4kDEP4Y. Thursday, April 2, 6pm," on a blue background.

Our Literary Thursdays series continues with @lachimusic.bsky.social, who is an award-winning recording artist, a disability culture advocate, and the author of "I Identify as Blind."

Join us on April 2 at 6PM!
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Creatives with disabilities deserve recognition in the arts. @lachimusic.bsky.social breaks down how @rampdup.bsky.social’s work has helped record labels and artists unpack internalized ableism + embrace disability culture. Learn more in the full podcast episode: https://ow.ly/4jrf50YvBrh

I Identify As Blind We’ve all been masking. hiding the quirkiest, brightest, most visionary parts of ourselves, afraid of being seen as too different, too much, or less than: deathly afraid of being pathologized for...

“Reading I IDENTIFY AS BLIND feels like spending a long evening talking with a brilliant new friend—someone funny, candid, and eager to share the richness and complexity of disability culture and life itself”

- Jim LeBrecht @jimlebrecht.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Lachi and Jenny on stage at Microsoft

Lachi and Jenny smiling together

Lachi signing a book

I got to catch up with a "Big Dis Energy" queen Jenny Lay-Flurrie on stage at #Microsoft HQ in Seattle! We covered all things I Identify As Blind, CEO-ing over at RAMPD, and tech and disability. Thanks for having me Microsoft!

Lachi and Teyana Taylor smiling together at the BMC Honors

From GRAMMY-week glow to Oscars-night grace ✨ Cheers to when icons are as kind as they are legendary 🍻 #TeyanaTaylor

Have you read the book, too? Please leave a review 👇🏽
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Another 5 star review for I IDENTIFY AS BLIND!

“I'm mad I didn't know more about Lachi before reading this EXCELLENT, must-read disability memoir... It was great on audio read by the author with her witty humor and musical excerpts.”

- Shannon, Goodreads ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I IDENTIFY AS BLIND by Lachi | Kirkus Reviews Lachi's high energy and confident performance of her audiobook empowers and celebrates the disabili…

Did y'all hear the good news? Kirkus awarded the I IDENTIFY AS BLIND audiobook with an Earphones Award saying it was performed "with gusto and heart by a remarkably resilient woman" 🙏🏽

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Losing My Vision Gave Me My Life: Lachi YouTube video by StyleLikeU

Check out my “What’s Underneath” interview!

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The reviews for I IDENTIFY AS BLIND are coming in hot 🔥

“Oh this book is GOOD. Like, paradigm-shifting good. This is a great book to read to learn more about disability and truly change your world view.”

-Ann Marie, Goodreads ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Leave YOUR review on Goodreads or Amazon!

Burgundy graphic with headshot of Lachi, The Moth Logo, and text "The Moth Mainstage. Storyteller: Lachi. Feb 20, Aaron Davis Hall, New York, NY"

I'm telling a story from my book I IDENTIFY AS BLIND with The Moth this Friday in Harlem!

Grab your tickets: themoth.org/events/the-m...

I Identify As Blind We’ve all been masking. hiding the quirkiest, brightest, most visionary parts of ourselves, afraid of being seen as too different, too much, or less than: deathly afraid of being pathologized for...

Take a listen to the audiobook, let’s hang 🫶🏽 - lachimusic.com/i-identify-a...

‼️ Warning: this audio may cause laughter, growth, and main character energy!

Narrated by me (bc who else was gonna tell my story like I can?), folks have been saying listening to I IDENTIFY AS BLIND feels like we’re just chilling and chatting! Plus, my song Cornrows Reimagined is woven throughout

Photo of (L to R) Maria, me, and Lachi with her sparkly Glam Cane; we are all smiling at the camera and looking gorgeous AF. I am holding a copy of Lachi's book "I identify as blind" in my hand.

Very few people will get me to leave my warm, comfy bed and go outside in this icy snow; @mariatown.bsky.social & @lachimusic.bsky.social did! Thrilled I got to spend the evening listening to their conversation on all things disability, including Lachi's new book "I identify as blind."

I Identify As Blind: An Evening with Lachi | West Brooklyn, NY 11201 With style and straight talk, musician and changemaker Lachi flips disability and neurodivergence into an empowering identity, a cultural movement, and an innovation engine. What if the most taboo par...

Event Alert! I Identify As Blind: An Evening with @lachimusic.bsky.social at @BKLYNlibrary Brooklyn Heights location (286 Cadman Plaza, West Brooklyn, NY 11201)

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Our incredibly talented friend @lachimusic.bsky.social's book, I Identify As Blind is out now! Come to her book signing where she'll be in conversation with AAPD Pres. and CEO Maria Town this Friday, 2/6 at 7 PM at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Ave NW locations. More info + livestream link:

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New Yorkers! I've got 3 local events this month 👇🏽

Feb 8 - Night Club 101
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Feb 17 - Bklyn Public Library
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Feb 20 - The Moth
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Not in NYC? Find more event dates: www.bandsintown.com/a/216093-lachi

Lachi posing on the MusiCares red carpet

Lachi and Divinity at the MusiCares event

Lachi and Meka Nism on the red carpet

Lachi and Tiffany Warren on the red carpet

Honoring THE Mariah Carey at @musicares.bsky.social ✨

Lachi on the black carpet in a pink gown

Lachi and Tiana Taylor

Lachi and Dr. Dre

Lachi and Kirk Franklin

Another iconic Black Music Collective Academy Honors 🖤

From the black carpet to the ceremony, we met up with music idols and celebrated the power, legacy, and brilliance of Black music 🫶🏽

Shout out to @rampdup.bsky.social for working with the GRAMMYs to bring sign language by black interpreters 🤟🏽

Graphic with I Identify As Blind book tour dates from Jan 28 - Feb 20 and a headshot of Lachi

The book is out, so yeah… we OUTSIDE 😎

We’re taking I IDENTIFY AS BLIND on a cross-country book tour and it all starts TODAY in LA! Join us in your city for book signings, cultural discussions, community building, and the occasional music number 🎹

Secure your spot at LachiMusic.com/books

Endless gratitude to Tiny Rep, PRH, my editor Emi Ikkanda, my lit agent Laura Lee Mattingly, my co-author Tim Vandehey, all the folks I interviewed, and every single reader who is picking this baby up! Lets laugh, let’s grow, lets laugh some more 🖤

Today’s the day! I IDENTIFY AS BLIND is officially all the way OUT 🎉

Celebrating the release with dope Tiny Rep Books founder Phoebe Robinson 👑

Available now in hardcover, large print, ebook, and audiobook 📚

Showed up, showed out and shifted culture at NAMM 🙌🏽 From hanging with legends Stevie Wonder and Ellis Hall, to performing at the RAMPD x MIDI showcase, to speaking on a music tech accessibility panel, this year was an all-out celebration. So proud to have RAMPD Member Network folks in the building 🥂

Blue and black graphic with colorful swirls and text “I’ve found that the more I un-normal, the higher my quality of life. I identify as blind. Lachi”

Blue graphic with colorful swirls and text “Help get 5,000 copies of I Identify As Blind to readers in need! SPONSOR or REQUEST copies at LachiMusic.com/i-identify-as-blind-sponsorship-train”

Here’s your invitation to un-normal 💌

We’re launching our Sponsorship Train to get 5,000 copies of I IDENTIFY AS BLIND to readers in need - because everyone deserve to feel seen.

Request FREE copies or pledge a donation at LachiMusic.com/i-identify-as-blind-sponsorship-train

Blue and pink promo graphic for Jan 28 I Identify As Blind book event at Reparations Club in LA with Lachi and Nic Novicki

Pregaming the GRAMMYs with a little rebellion. My Book Launch 💪🏽 Join me Jan 28 at 3pm in LA at Reparations Club. In conversation with comedian Nic Novicki (who’s in the book 👀). We’re talking identity, culture, disability and all the things they don’t want us talking ‘bout!

RSVP: rep.club/events

Lachi holding a copy of I Identify As Blind and a Glam Cane

A graphic with the book cover and text “How I Identify as Blind is more accessible for readers: Dyslexic-friendly font, audiobook and large print editions, Braille on the cover, audio descriptions on print promotional material”

Less than a month till this baby drops 👀📘

I IDENTIFY AS BLIND is built for real access—dyslexic-friendly font, multiple formats and yes, Braille on the cover!

Ready to dive in and tackle taboo topics with honesty, human and heart? Pre-order the book your way: lachimusic.com/i-identify-as-blind

UN Chamber Music Society - HARMONY Choose your preferred music service

New music alert! 🔥🎶 So honored to collaborate with UN Chamber Music Society on “We Be Stars”

STREAM: sym.ffm.to/un_harmony

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...

Trump doesn't want to be upstaged by ASL Interpreters - wants to control image. So what image will you have for teh d / Deaf community? You DON'T want to leave that up to chance, my guy. 🤘🏽

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Lachi on the red carpet in a red dress, gold heels and red Glam Cane

Lachi and Josh Davis

Lachi and Tamara Wellons

Lachi and Sharon Ingram

Who let this New Yorker crash the GRAMMYs DC Chapter holiday party? 😁

Got to hang with Josh Davis who co-produced a track on our GRAMMY Nominated album ‘The Colors in My Mind’ by Chris Redding, met with fellow Trustee Tamara Wellons, DC Chapter Executive Director Sharon Ingram + so many others!

Our friend @lachimusic.bsky.social and her sparkly Glam Cane are ready to take on the world - breaking stigmas around #disabilities with the aim of empowering young people who are #blind. #BlindNewWorld

(Story via @usatoday.com ⬇️)