S2 #4: Surviving Racism & Cancer as a Queer Woman

In season 2 episode 4 of PBS Digital Studios’ First Person, host Aaryn Lang talks with Sex Educator and Activist Ericka Hart about her experience as a black Cancer survivor undergoing treatment in a world where she didn't see herself and what motivates her activism as a queer black woman.

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About Ericka Hart: A kinky, poly, cancer-warrior, activist, sexuality educator and performer with a Master’s of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University, Ericka Hart has taught sexuality education for elementary aged youth to adults across New York City for the past six years. Her work in sexuality education was catalyzed by her service as a Peace Corps HIV/AIDs volunteer in Ethiopia from 2008-2010.

Diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in May 2014 at the age of 28, she realized that her identity as a queer black woman was featured prominently in her treatment.

Audiences around the world admire Ericka for her ability to use what has swelled to a cult following on social media among young, queer and trans people of color, cancer survivors, activists, artists, etc. to challenge systemic patriarchy and anti-black standards of beauty. Ericka’s voice, though erudite and rooted in cutting edge thought leadership around human sexual expression as inextricable to overall human health and its intersections with race, gender, chronic illness and disability, remains both radical and relatable, pushing well beyond the threshold of sex positivity.

Produced by PBS Digital Studios and WNET
Mic and its channels, Slay and The Movement, are official media partners of season 2 of First Person.
Host: Aaryn Lang
Executive Producers: Daniel B. Greenberg & Joe Harrell 
Producer, Director, Supervising Editor: Erin McIntyre
Production Management: Sophia Clark
Editor: Max Orenstein 
Camera: Chie Miyajima, Sophia Clark
Graphics: Kyle Sweet
Field Producer: Sophia Clark

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