One of the worst things about these layoffs is seeing a familiar pattern of "wanting to speak to a younger, more diverse audience" while shifting resources away from work that does exactly that.
The hardest part is that our szn is about misogynoir queer, trans, Black women face in hip-hop. Yet w/in NPR, the majority impacted in these layoffs were queer, poc staff & programs. NPR has claimed qtpoc ppl are the same ppl they are trying to reach with their "North Star". 3/4