Done with performative inclusivity, Angelica Ross is creating her own change
American Horror Story, or on the executive decision-making of the current presidential administration, or on the voting tendencies of the Television Academy, she takes a moment to introduce the eager pint-sized pooch bouncing on her lap.“My little Hammer,” she says affectionately, also a reference to the hammer notoriously carried as a weapon of protection by Candy Ferocity, the breakout character Ross played for three seasons on Pose.As a cast member of Pose, Ross contributed to a groundbreaking platform for LGBTQ+ talent, particularly trans women of color, in front of and behind the camera. The Emmy-winning series, depicting the vogue house and ballroom culture of the ’80s and ’90s, seems in a unique way irreplaceable.