Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

Black Visions - Part One

Miski Noor is an organizer and writer based in Minneapolis, MN where they are Co-Director with Black Visions, a power and base-building force for Black Queer and Trans people and their families within the larger Movement for Black Lives. They were mere blocks from George Floyd when he was murdered in 2020 and can speak to what it was like protesting during a pandemic along with how transformative justice informs their vision for a brighter future in Minneapolis. Part one of a two part series.  Learn more about Black Visions: <a href="https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/home1">https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/home1</a>  Episode Transcript: <a href="https://app.trint.com/public/ac998ef7-8913-4b0f-939d-c3389656540a">https://app.trint.com/public/ac998ef7-8913-4b0f-939d-c3389656540a</a>  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced the term “Essential Workers” for a class of people who existed before and will persist long after the virus is gone. Vital to society, but rarely heard from, this “essential” class is often hit hardest by the imbalances and injustices of our culture. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues and areas of needed change. The show seeks to reveal the invisible connections between all of us.