The artists spoke to LGBTQ Nation about the mentors who inspired them to show up for the Black queer community.

In addition to her writing career, Lena Waithe proves to be a visionary producer and director. She is the creator of The Chi, a Showtime drama series set on the South Side of Chicago. This show ...

Lena and Cynthia become close friends and start attending events together.

Lena Waithe had a pretty stellar year in 2017 ... The new Showtime series she created called “The Chi," about her hometown of Chicago, was just renewed for a second season.

My teachers at Evanston Township High School told me about Columbia College Chicago, where I could major in writing and producing television, which was mind-boggling to me. But I did, and I got to ...

While Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe’s relationship has been one of the more subtly joyous moments in the 2025 award season lineup thanks to their low-key appearances at the Golden Globes ...

The Chi is eying another renewal ahead of the launch of its most recent installment. Paramount+ with Showtime has ...

Raised on Chicago's South Side by her working mother and grandmother, Waithe was often left home alone with fictional friends from shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Golden Girls.

Lena Waithe is taking the blows so you don’t have to Lena Waithe, No. 10 on this year's Queer 50 list, is using her seat at the table to pull up as many chairs as possible for the next ...