233: Vivica A. Fox and Director Whitney Skauge

<div> <br> In this 2-part episode of the BGN Podcast, we welcome legendary star Vivica A. Fox and filmmaker Whitney Skauge.<br> <br> </div> <div> <br> Vivica A. Fox has an extensive catalog of her film's on Tubi's streaming service. Her talk show <em>Cocktails With Queens</em> (on FOX Soul and Tubi) recently launched <em>FOX Soul’s Screening Room</em>, is a weekly, hour-long program meant to highlight and celebrate short films created by Black filmmakers also hosted by Vivica A. Fox. <br> <br> </div> <div> <br> Host: Ryanne<br> <br> </div> <div> <br> Coming to the 2021 SXSW film festival is the short documentary <em>The Beauty President </em>directed by Whitney Skauge. <em>The Beauty President </em>asks the question, “If a bad actor can be president, why not a good drag queen?” In 1992, Joan Jett Blakk made a historic bid for the White House as an openly queer write-in candidate. Today, Terence Smith, the man behind the persona, reflects back on his place in gay rights history at the height of the AIDS crisis.<br> <br> </div> <div> <br> Host: Angelica <br> <br> Music by: Sammus &amp; Sky Blew<br> Edited by: Jamie Broadnax</div>