I’ll be a part of Cleveland Public Library’s At the Table series in July for Disability Pride month. I get the opportunity to return to Hough, the neighborhood I grew up in to share my story. Please register to attend. I'm looking forward to seeing you there.
Join @shalidaask.bsky.social for a virtual book reading TOMORROW- Feb. 20th at 3 pm ET. www.meaction.net/event-detail...
Playing The Exit 8 and this game is so damn creepy
A Black woman in a wheelchair wearing a brown hat and glasses smiles while signing a book at a table. Bookshelves are visible in the background.
My book launch for my memoir was amazing last night! I felt so much love. Thank you @melaniesklarz.bsky.social and @clmwalkscle.bsky.social for showing up and supporting! @geetaminocha.bsky.social thank you for the sweet texts (and last minute outfit help) www.loganberrybooks.com/shalida-aska...
Thank you so much!!!
Black and white photo of Shalida Askanazi (Black woman with long curly hair wearing a black top with a small smile) and her book cover a muted background of bookshelves. Her book cover is in color and show a city in the background with a wheelchair in the foreground and the title "That Girl's in a Wheelchair." #MEAction logo in top corner. Text in light purple: Book reading with Shalida Askanazi Join us virtual reading February 20 3 pm ET.
We are thrilled to announce a virtual book reading featuring @shalidaask.bsky.social, #MEAction’s own Creative Arts & Community Manager! Her memoir, That Girl’s in a Wheelchair, just launched yesterday!
Join us online February 20th at 3 pm ET: www.meaction.net/event-detail...
#Disability
Thank you!!
Thank you!!
Thank you so much for the support! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about the book and I hope you can make the release party!
Behind the scenes of my Cleveland Magazine shoot
@clevelandmag.bsky.social named me one of 2026 most interesting people clevelandmagazine.com/articles/cle...
refresh them altars, light a candle for your ancestors (colors can vary based on your own practice). light some of sage, palo santo, and sprinkle that florida water!
Book cover of That Girl’s in a Wheelchair: A Memoir by Shalida A. Askanazi, featuring hand-lettered title text over a purple sunset city skyline with stars and an illustrated wheelchair, displayed on a stack of books.
Look what came in the mail! My author copies for my memoir “That Girl’s in a Wheelchair” 🥹🥹
Completely understand!!
Off topic but my mother would make the most delicious sticky buns for Christmas morning
Oh please come!!
Don’t forget to rsvp for my national book launch in February. The event will be at Loganberry Books on February 4th! That Girl's in a Wheelchair is almost here! #blackauthorsky #authorsky
Not me getting recognized at the grocery store by someone who said they’re a fan of my writing and TikTok channel 😭😭 I was so damn awkward
My morning feels so different now 😞
I wish I had the words to describe what I’m feeling at the moment after learning of Alice Wong’s passing but I don’t. I feel numb and angry. Angry because Alice was such a trailblazer who still had so much to fight for. Grief is such an odd thing, isn’t it? The only thing I can think of is to continue to fight for the disabled community because that’s what she would want. We’re losing our elders in the disabled community and it’s scary because they were the ones who gave us the strength to fight for ourselves. What do we do now without their guidance? I will say allies should take this as an example that we won’t be around forever and we will always need you fighting alongside us. Alice, saying goodbye doesn’t sound right, so see you later. -Shalida
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Frankenstein was absolutely amazing
It’s crusty bread and stew/soup season, where I like to pretend I’m a weary traveler who stumbles upon a tavern on the outskirts of a sleepy village.
Thank you, love! 🎃
A time was had tonight, but I gotta work in the morning so goodnight.
Shalida in a red lace bra lies on a bed, exuding confidence and relaxation. Sunlit room with open doors and wall decor in the background.
Shalida in a red lace bra lies on a bed, exuding confidence and relaxation. Sunlit room with open doors and wall decor in the background.
My seasonal affective disorder is a mess right now, but here is a reminder to myself and my fellow disabled baddies that you can be hot in a wheelchair and with an ostomy. We got this!
Shalida in a wheelchair with a blue beret and brown coat smiles, taking a selfie in a restroom mirror.
New wheelchair ♿️
Rupi Kaur isn’t that great of a writer and she steals from Black poets 🤷🏾♀️🎤 *allegedly*
Lol they said, “Now it's really a party!”
