The Takeaway presents Black.Queer.Rising. a special project series highlighting Black Queer people's impact on American culture and society. Throughout the series, we interview changemakers who are making impact in their industries, in their lives, and in our world.
New York Congressman Ritchie Torres joins The Takeaway to discuss his path to becoming the first openly gay Afro Latino lawmaker elected to Congress in 2020.
For the Black.Queer.Rising series, The Takeaway chats with the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, who recently worked with artist Jonathan Lykes on the song "Ella Baker Shaker."
For the next installment in Black.Queer.Rising, we speak with physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein about the work she’s done to make space for more Black, queer people in STEM.
San Antonio Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez joins us to discuss his election as the first openly gay Black man elected to office in Texas as part of our series, Black.Queer.Rising.
For the next installment in The Takeaway's series Black.Queer.Rising., we talk with former NFL player, and current Vice President of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix, Wade Davis.
Alicia Garza, principal at the Black Futures Lab and Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network joins us as part of the series Black.Queer.Rising.