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UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Raquel Willis Believes in Black Trans Power

UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham

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4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

President Biden signed new protections for LGBTQ people on Day One of his presidency—but new anti-trans legislation is cropping up everywhere, and violence against gender-nonconforming folks, especially Black trans women, remains high. How can we fix this? Host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with activist and writer Raquel Willis to talk about everything from the new administration to the trans ancestors you never heard about. Plus, Brittany brings you the latest Untrending news.  Here are the legendary trans ancestors Raquel mentions in the episode:  Mary Jones: A Black trans sex worker living in New York in the 1830s. Frances Thompson: A formerly enslaved Black trans woman who fought in the Memphis Riots and later testified before Congress.  Marsha P. Johnson: A Black trans woman who was among the first to resist police raiding Stonewall, sparking the LGBTQ Rights Movement. Sylvia Rivera: A trans Latina activist and veteran of the 1969 Stonewall uprising Crystal LaBeija: The legendary founder of The House of LaBeija.    And some of her trans “siblings” leading the fight today:  Ceyenne Doroshow: Founder and Executive Director of GLITS Inc Ianne Fields Stewart: Founder of The Okra Project C. Riley Snorton: Professor of English Language and Literature, archiving Black trans history Tourmaline: Activist, photographer, filmmaker To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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L Y S T or download the list app on the app store today. Hey y'all it's Brittany so this past weekend one of my dreams came true no I did not sing with

0:59.1

Beyonte hopefully that's coming I was a guest on finding your roots. So nerd out with me for a

1:05.8

moment if you will. That's the PBS show where each week they research a

1:10.0

person's ancestry so I got to tape a whole session with host and famed historian Henry

1:16.0

Lewis Gates Jr. and this past Saturday I got my reveal.

1:21.2

Now my episode won't air for a while so I can't legally tell you about the

1:25.8

incredible stunning life-changing discoveries they made about my family yet. But let's just say I have been floating on clouds 9, 10, and 11 ever

1:38.9

since. I feel suddenly connected to everything that came before me in a profoundly real way.

1:47.7

I honestly can't believe I got the gift of starting off like History Month is lay.

1:51.6

I mean, I have this new found ability to

1:54.6

actually call out my ancestors by name. It has been so emotional I've gone

2:01.4

through several boxes of tissues in the past few days and the tears keep

2:05.2

coming. Being able to place yourself and your people in the broad themes of history is, well, it's more meaningful than I could have even imagined.

2:17.2

So many black people in this country have to walk around without the knowledge of our lineage.

2:22.8

You know, it's interesting, one of my pod colleagues,

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