🏳️🌈 Host of the Ambie award winning Queer News Podcast 🎤| 🎧 wherever * Founder of @e3radio 📻 Co-Founder of @thequbeapp
🏳️🌈✨ QCrew! Your Weekly Queer News Update: We Didn't Win at the Ambie's & Anna talks ALL about it
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Hey Reader, Watch Your Exclusive unedited Video Update from Anna Anna talks about her trip to LA for Podcast Movement Evolutions; loosing at the Ambie's and speaking at the conference. She also talks about the top Queer News stories of the week.
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3:20 - A high school in Massachusetts holds a social justice conference for high school students by high school students 6:07 - Thailand passes a bill to legalize same-sex marriage and the vote wasn’t even close 7:42 - A tweet from President Biden has led to a lot of Internet ignorance 11:04 - In recognition of Trans week of visibility & action I’m going to share an organization here in Chicago doing great work called Life is Work 13:53 - Lil Nas X does a collab with UK star Skaiwater 14:29 - Ncuti Gatwa is set to be the next Doctor for the next season of Doctor Who 15:06 - Anna’s Got a Word Queer News Tip Line
QCrew April Interview Join Anna DeShawn as she sits down with award-winning filmmaker and professor Dr. Yvonne Welbon to discuss the grand opening of the Sisters in Cinema Media Arts Center in Chicago. Learn about Dr. Welbon's inspiring journey from Taiwan to Chicago, her groundbreaking work in Black women's filmmaking, and the vision behind this transformative space for Black women and gender nonconforming media makers. Donate to Siters in Cinema https://sistersincinema.com/donate/donations
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Queer News Highlight Let's close out Women’s History Month by spotlighting Ma Rainey. Ma Rainey is known as the Mother of the Blues as she really popularized the genre by traveling with the minstrel shows throughout the South. She recorded over 100 records while signed to Paramount & was unwavering about her craft. Share her name & her story with someone today because everyone should know Ma Rainey was here.
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Queer News with Anna DeShawn
🏳️🌈 Host of the Ambie award winning Queer News Podcast 🎤| 🎧 wherever * Founder of @e3radio 📻 Co-Founder of @thequbeapp
Family, This week during Anna’s Got a Word I talk about breathing through the hard times. When we begin to feel overwhelmed to stop ourselves and breathe in, hold, exhale and then think of something you’re grateful for and do it again. Breathe in, hold, exhale and think of something you’re grateful for. Do it over and over till you feel more balanced. The world is at war, trans rights are under perpetual attack, and so many things just feel upside down. But in the midst of all that there is...
Family, Do you all listen to the end of each episode for Anna’s Got a Word? Reply and let me know. It’s been a staple since season one and before then I had a whole podcast titled “Anna’s Got a Word”. I love ending each episode on a positive note because the news can be so heavy. This week I decided to talk about the power of manifestation. The power we have to speak life over our own lives. our families lives and our dreams. The belief that when you keep a positive mindset, put in the work...
Family, The Ambies ended up being postponed from Monday to Tuesday of last week due to the blizzard. On Tuesday night I gathered on Zoom with some of my fellow nominees and pod friends so we could watch together. I talk about that experience more in my QCrew video this week but it was just what I needed. Now, I didn’t win in my category and there was a momentary feeling of, dang, but then I was ready to move on and cheer for my friends. On this entrepreneurial journey I’m clear we will always...