From the ECLU, this is at Liberty.

I'm Kendall Seasmeyer, your host.

On January 21st, 2017, a day after the election of former President Donald Trump.

Activist and journalist Raquel Willis approached the podium at the inaugural National

Women's March in Washington, D.C., to share her story with hundreds of thousands of attendees.

A sea of pink hats and vibrant protest signs flooded the National Mall in what became one of the largest single-day marches in U.S. history.

With this momentous platform, Raquel was determined to galvanize the crowd

to support liberation for all women, namely black trans women like herself.

Give it up for Raquel Willis!

Black women, women of color, queer women, trans women, disabled women, Muslim women, and so many others are still asking many of y'all,

ain't I a woman? So as we commit to build this movement of resistance and liberation,

no one can be an afterthought anymore. Hold each other in love and accountability. Not even three minutes

in after calling out the erasure of trailblazing women of color from feminist history,

Raquel's microphone was cut off. Unfortunately, the silencing was something that Raquel knew all

too well through her work in supposedly progressive movements

and newsrooms. This experience only fueled her fire to make intersectionality the baseline of all

liberatory efforts. Raquel has made waves in her work as the former executive editor of Out Magazine

and national organizer for the Transgender Law Center,

demonstrating her dedication to uplifting the voices of trans people of color.

In her new memoir, the risk it takes to bloom on life and liberation.

Her voice takes center stage.

The book explores Raquel's history and journey with identity, education, grief, community, and remembrance.

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