A Black, trans journey through TV and film; plus, inside Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' tour

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🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Since releasing one of the most critically acclaimed albums in 2022, pop titan Beyoncé has withheld the visuals for almost a year. NPR Senior Culture editor Bilal Qureshi went to the first stop on the Renaissance World Tour and joins producer Corey Antonio Rose to reveal one of the most highly anticipated musical secrets.

Then, journalist Tre'vell Anderson takes host Brittany Luse through a groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation onscreen, in their new book, "We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film."

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Been A Minute From NPR.
0:06.3	I'm Brittany Loves.
0:07.6	And I've got a little theory.
0:10.5	Something is about to shift in the culture.
0:13.3	You see, we're on the cusp of summer and things are a little dead.
0:18.1	Right in time for Beyoncé, Noelle's Carter to wake it up.
0:24.6	This week, Beyoncé kicked off a major tour for her latest album Renaissance.
0:33.4	And according to my producer, Cory Antonio Rose, the self-described Beyoncé of audio journalism,
0:40.1	this tour is going to be the exact cultural reset we need.
0:45.1	Cory Antonio, the tour is coming.
0:49.1	Tell us what's on your soul.
0:50.3	What are you excited about?
0:51.4	I am excited for my Twitter to be live and up again with the resurgence of tour memes.
0:58.4	I think Beyoncé is one of the most underestimated meme generators through her live tours.
1:03.6	I mean, if we're thinking about on the run tour with Jay-Z, there's the little Bill Cosby
1:07.6	walk in her flowing purple cape.
1:10.0	If we're thinking about the I Am world tour, with the same name, same name.
1:14.7	Like, she does it every time.
1:19.4	And the Renaissance album itself is just so entrenched in little references to Black
1:24.2	Queer culture.
1:25.2	I'm excited to see how she brings that and interpolates it for a live audience.
1:30.1	She's coming and I'm quaking.
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