LaSaia Wadethe founder and executive director of Brave Space Alliancehas been chosen as one of Streetwise newspaper's 20 Most Inspiring Chicagoans of 2020.
Brave Space Alliance is a South Side organization that aims to empower and elevate queer and trans voices, particularly those belonging to people of color.
Some of the other honorees include David Dietz, the social responsibility program director for the National Basketball Association; Dr. Ngozi Ezike, board certified internist and pediatrician as well as director of the Illinois Department of Public Health; Britney Robbins, founder The Gray Matter Experience; and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Ella Jenkins.