Interview with Kambri Crews
Title
Interview with Kambri Crews
Description
Kambri Crews was raised in rural Texas by deaf parents with few resources. Crew's book, Burn Down The Ground: A Memoir, reflects on the experience of living with disabled parents who carry their own traumas. In telling her own story, she also explores the past of her alcoholic and abusive father who eventually ended up in a Texas prison for the attempted murder of his partner. Here, Crews talks to TAVP about what has happened in the 8 years since her book was published. She also speaks upon the fear of police within the deaf community due to deaf/hearing misunderstandings that often lead to brutality at the hands of the police.She reflects on her father's experience as a deaf man in a prison system that is unable or unwilling to accommodate him– despite a ravaging pandemic and continuing health problems. She talks specifically about his struggles with health while inside, including his reluctance to seek any medical treatment because of a distrust for the prison medical system. In July 2020, Crews's father passed away from terminal cancer.
Creator
Kambri Crews
Publisher
Texas After Violence Project
Date
July 1, 2020
Contributor
Bryn Starbird, Emily Henry
Rights
public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Format
.mp4
Language
English
Type
interview
Identifier
tav00096
Coverage
North America--United States--Texas
Player
Vimeo
Interviewer
Bryn Starbird
Interviewee
Kambri Crews
Location
Remote
Duration
01:01:22
Collection
Citation
Kambri Crews, “Interview with Kambri Crews,” Sheltering Justice, Texas After Violence Project, accessed October 12, 2025, https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/12.