Hannah Diviney is changing the world one lyric at a time

Two months ago Hannah Diviney wrote a tweet that went viral. Hannah was the driving force behind Lizzo and Beyonce, two of the most powerful and influential people in pop music, changing their lyrics which used an ablest slur.  

Hannah Diviney is a writer and disability & women’s rights advocate. In this conversation Jamila Rizvi and Hannah Diviney unpack everything from pop stars, to cartoons, to the experience of life from a different vantage point.

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