Today the Tangled Roots writing workshop that I featured on my radio show is happening in Bristol. I won’t be there, partly because I am way too busy, and partly because my experience of mixed cultures is insignificant compared to what people of color face. However, I have just seen a great interview on the Larry King show with Tracee Ellis Ross (that’s Diana’s daughter) about her new comedy series, Black-ish. It is good to see US TV exploring these issues in such a positive and high-profile way.

What really impressed me, however, was that Larry didn’t do the interview. He handed the job over to Janet Mock.

So this is what we have: a trans woman of color, standing in for Larry King, doing an interview with a top actress, on a subject that is nothing to do with being trans, and doing a superb job of it.

Possibility model, Janet. Possibility model.

The interview is online, but doesn’t appear to be embeddable. You can watch it via Tracee’s website.