Into Black Trans Liberation | Into America Podcast – Ep. 37 | NBC News and MSNBC

Black trans women have been central to the movement for gay rights and the fight for racial justice since their inceptions. But they have always been sidelined by the very movements they helped create. Black trans women continue to face high rates of violence, poverty and suicide and are often the victims of misogyny and white supremacy. Raquel Willis, a Black transgender activist and the director of communications for the Ms. Foundation, a nonprofit fighting for women’s rights, is trying to change that. This month, in the middle of Pride, she stood before a crowd of thousands and said, “Let today be the last day you ever doubt Black trans power.” On this episode of Into America, host Trymaine Lee sits down with Raquel to discuss her efforts to prioritize her Black trans women in both the LGBTQIA+ community and the movement for Black lives, and why we all need to do the work of rethinking gender.
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Into Black Trans Liberation | Into America Podcast – Ep. 37 | NBC News and MSNBC

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