Typical tropes of LGBTQ+ are often white/white appearing characters A deficit of nuanced, diverse intersectionality of characters and talent.The Qube hopes to rectify a number of challenges including: In celebration of PRIDE month, DeShawn and their company E3 Radio created the concept launch of вЂThe QubeвЂ™ ( ), a new *first of its kind* streaming app of music and podcasts that is wholly owned, run by, produced by and dedicated t o QTPOC creatives, on June 1 on Indiegogo ( ).

In 2021, AnnaвЂ™s next ambitious endeavor hope to solve some major pitfalls in traditional media that BIPOC/QTPOC communities face. E3 Radio has also produced such events as The Purple Tie Affair, the Queer as Art Summer Concert Series, and the Chicago Finest podcast. Over the years, E3 Radio has acted as an amplifier for BIPOC/QTPOC artists such as Lena Waithe, Aina BreiвЂ™Yon, TimвЂ™m West, and The Vixen.

Anna realized she could use what, at the time, was a new internet streaming technology to overcome barriers to entry of traditional radio and reach her audience. The three pillars of E3 Radio are to educate, empower, and entertain its listeners by playing music and telling stories that are overlooked on mainstream media outlets, with the goal of centering BIPOC/Queer and Trans People Of Color (QTPOC) voices. In 2009, Anna brought the concept of E3 Radio to life when she started the вЂњAnna DeShawn & the QCrew,вЂќ a weekly radio show that focused on Chicago Black LGBTQ+ news, artists, and events. Anna was inspired to create a platform that shared their stories and offered a space for all underrepresented voices to be heard. E3 RadioвЂ™s founder Anna DeShawn was spending the summer on campus and discovered books about influential Black women whose stories were erased from history, such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Elaine Brown, and Ella Baker. In 2004, the idea for E3 Radio was born in the library halls of Drake University.

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