Great Art, Big Ideas

Andrea Jenkins: Black Love in the time of Social Justice

February 01, 2023 International Festival of Arts & Ideas Season 1 Episode 3
Great Art, Big Ideas
Andrea Jenkins: Black Love in the time of Social Justice
Show Notes

Minneapolis city council president Andrea Jenkins made national headlines in 2017 after becoming the country’s first out Black trans person elected to public office. 

In 2022 she created history again when voted council president. The writer, performance artist, poet and transgender activist talks about her experiences in activism and the importance of centering love as a motivating force in social justice work.

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