#WeNeedToTalk-Anna DeShawn

On this episode of #WeNeedToTalk, Malynda chats with Digital Content Creator, Podcast Host and Advocate Anna DeShawn. They discuss pride month, politics, LGBTQ rights, her new venture to amplify BIPOC and Queer voices and more.

Anna, pronouns anything respectful, is a Chicago-born social entrepreneur who builds streaming platforms which center & celebrate BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Media has always been her passion and in 2009 she turned that passion into a reality when she founded E3 Radio, an online radio station playing Queer music & reporting on Queer news with an intersectional lens. Most recently, she co-founded The Qube, a curated app where you discover the best music & podcasts by BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Anna is determined to ride media into its next era by utilizing digital media streams to tell the stories and play the music that deserves to be heard.