The Queer Truth

In this week’s episode we talk about the complaint filed by white former employees of Power 105’s the Breakfast Club, Tomi Lahren’s suspension, and Makonnen’s first interview since coming out as gay. In the second segment we discuss the gravity of racist depictions in art. And we end with the things that we are looking...

In this week’s episode we discuss the BBC interview that went terribly wrong and the stereotypes it revealed as well as Samuel L. Jackson’s comments on Black British actors in Hollywood. In our second segment we discuss the problematic structures we witnessed unfold in the queer community around Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s comments on women –...

In this week’s podcast we talk the importance of the $1 million donation to the Chicago Public Schools by Chance the Rapper, Ben Carson calling enslaved Africans immigrants, and Cidney G topping Twitter trends on Hump Day. In our second segment we discuss the politics of the left and how it is revealed on days...

In this week’s podcast we talk the diss heard round the world that left Nicki Minaj needing to play dead, and we review how the night of the Oscars unfolded and repeated the injustices that race politics in America create every day. In our second segment we praise some of the women who are doing...

In this week’s episode we dissect the stories of #HurtBae and #StrandedBae, the tales that confused and consumed conversations on the interweb this week. And we talk the troubled f*boy-in-residence, Chris Brown. In our second segment we expand on the different ways that Black queer folks are telling their own stories on the screen, in digital...

This week is all about music! In this week’s podcast we discuss the highs and the lows of the Grammys 2017, from its best performances to the biggest winner upsets. In our second segment we discuss the evolution of free queer love in the music made by Black female musicians. And we end with the...

In this week’s podcast we talk about George Lopez kicking a black woman out of his show and how Cheeto’s executive order on immigration has stirred strong reactions in several celebrities. In our second segment we discuss the power of boycotting as well as the joint campaign between One United Bank and Black Lives Matter. We...

In this week’s podcast we discuss the lackluster line up for today’s inauguration ceremonies and what it means when Black celebrities engage with the president-elect. We also shout out some Black women making progress in TV, from Zainab Johnson to Lena Waithe. In our second segment we expand on the death and legacy of Bishop...

Happy New Year! We’re back in 2017 and starting off talking about the messiness that was Kim Burrell as well as some of the highlights from the Golden Globes, from the “Hidden Fences” controversy to the Black folks who won big. In our second segment we interview Karnage, a young Black gay rapper from London...

In this last episode of 2016 we discuss the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, the SAG Awards and the NAACP Image Awards as well as the importance of publications like Teen Vogue in a time of fake news. In our second segment we review the year and ponder its teachings. In our final segment...