Black Queer Legacy Summit
The Black Queer Legacy Summit is a daylong leadership and wellness experience centering Black LGBTQ+ voices through panels, workshops, and community connection.
June 13, 2025  ·  Hilton Garden Inn
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

The Black Queer Legacy Summit is a powerful, daylong leadership and wellness experience designed to center, celebrate, and amplify the voices of Black LGBTQ+ individuals. Held during New Orleans Black Pride Weekend, the summit brings together activists, artists, health professionals, and community members for a series of dynamic panels, interactive workshops, and healing sessions.

Topics include mental health, HIV prevention, gender justice, economic empowerment, and cultural leadership—curated through an unapologetically Black and queer lens. The summit also features a community resource village, wellness activities, and space for networking and storytelling, creating an environment of learning, affirmation, and collective action.

Whether you're a long-time advocate or new to the movement, the Black Queer Legacy Summit is a space to be seen, heard, and inspired.

Agenda
Friday, June 13
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Project Disrupt -Makers of the Movement-Brandon Dykes
Rooted & Rising: A Black Queer Yoga Experience-Trainer Tyra, CPT, GFI, RYT-200
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Caring for Families: What State Policies Mean for you. - Nola MCHC and Black Birth Matters
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
LGBTQIA+ Religion & Spirituality – “GOD IS QUEER!” -Rev. Peter S. Scie
Wealth Management – Credit Human and Froan$
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Plenary – “Mother to Son” - ViiV Healthcare
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Headshot Lounge is designed to empower Black queer and trans professionals, creatives, and community leaders by offering complimentary, high-quality headshots.
A candid conversation with masc lesbian women- Les’ Talk Presents: MASC-OFF
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Killjoy of Advocacy – Moderated by Dr. David J. Wallace
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
TKaptivator & MJ: 'Country Girl,' 'Boots on the Ground,' 'Cowboy Boogie
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Speakers
ViiV Healthcare
Executive Director WWAV
Women with a Vison
Senior Director
Freelux Project
Director of Policy and Programs
Transgender Law Center
Advocacy & Outreach Lead & Member-Owner
Birthmark and The New Orleans Breastfeeding Center
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Louisiana
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast
Executive Director
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP)
Executive Director
The Reproductive Justice Action Collective
Executive Director
Follow The Light
Trans and social justice Activist
Executive Director
Transcending Women/Beloved Hands
Wendi Cooper is the founder of Transcending Women, a parent of four, and a doctoral candidate in Criminal Justice at Keiser University. She advocates for justice, healing, and empowerment for marginalized women.
Freelance Health Education Specialist
Formerly - Stanford University
JT—also known as German Chocolate—a passionate and in-demand public health speaker dedicated to using education, lived experience, and community wisdom to build bridges between people and the resources they need.
Coalition
The New Orleans Maternal & Child Health Coalition
Our Mission: We aim to improve outcomes, experiences, and access to quality, respectful care during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period by centering the experiences of Black birthing people and their infants in New Orleans.
Founder
Tru2DaCommunity
tru2dacommunity is a New Orleans organization providing a safe space for trans men and masculine individuals.
Founding Executive Director
Mobilizing Millennials Organization
J. Christopher Johnson is a civic leader, 2024 Vice Chair of the Jefferson Parish Democrats, and founder of Mobilizing Millennials. He empowers youth, studies social work, and blends advocacy with faith to uplift communities.
Prevention Programs Manager- BIPOC Programming
CrescentCare
Glenis M. Scott, Jr., MPH is a public health leader with 10+ years of experience in HIV prevention, youth empowerment, and community-based care for Black and LGBTQ+ communities in New Orleans.
Ms.
Entheauxs Enterprise
Queer women community organizer Spiritualist Bartender Preschool Teacher
Founder/CEO
Alpha Nu Kappa Fraternity, Inc.
Poet, Principal & Frontline Changemaker
I’m Kyra Priscilla Fox—a queer Black womxn, poet, and the youngest AP in Louisiana. I lead with love and boldness, creating spaces of joy, justice, and belonging. I’m not here to fit outdated systems—I’m here to transform them from the frontlines.
Associate Pastor of Outreach & Mission
Central St. Matthew United Church of Christ
LGBTQIA+ Community Advocate, United Church of Christ Minister, Founder/Executive Director of NOLA Ujamaa Collective
Lead Member Relationship Specialist
Credit Human FCU

Kenisha Harris

Trans and social justice Activist

Wendi Cooper

Wendi Cooper is the founder of Transcending Women, a parent of four, and a doctoral candidate in Criminal Justice at Keiser University. She advocates for justice, healing, and empowerment for marginalized women.

JT Williams

JT—also known as German Chocolate—a passionate and in-demand public health speaker dedicated to using education, lived experience, and community wisdom to build bridges between people and the resources they need.

NOLA MCH Coalition

Our Mission: We aim to improve outcomes, experiences, and access to quality, respectful care during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period by centering the experiences of Black birthing people and their infants in New Orleans.

Pierrè West

tru2dacommunity is a New Orleans organization providing a safe space for trans men and masculine individuals.

J Christopher Johnson

J. Christopher Johnson is a civic leader, 2024 Vice Chair of the Jefferson Parish Democrats, and founder of Mobilizing Millennials. He empowers youth, studies social work, and blends advocacy with faith to uplift communities.

Glenis Scott, Jr.

Glenis M. Scott, Jr., MPH is a public health leader with 10+ years of experience in HIV prevention, youth empowerment, and community-based care for Black and LGBTQ+ communities in New Orleans.

MJ Clark

Queer women community organizer Spiritualist Bartender Preschool Teacher

Kyra Fox

I’m Kyra Priscilla Fox—a queer Black womxn, poet, and the youngest AP in Louisiana. I lead with love and boldness, creating spaces of joy, justice, and belonging. I’m not here to fit outdated systems—I’m here to transform them from the frontlines.

Rev. Peter Scie

LGBTQIA+ Community Advocate, United Church of Christ Minister, Founder/Executive Director of NOLA Ujamaa Collective

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Exhibitors
CrescentCare is a community health center in New Orleans with 40+ years of impact, offering inclusive care since 2014 as an FQHC, building on the legacy of the NO/AIDS Task Force.
Our nonprofit combines organizing with practical support for transgender folk in Louisiana, recognizing the intersecting challenges they face. TIP provides wrap-around practical support to combat the discrimination we face on a daily basis.
A non-profit behavioral health care provider with an emphasis on addiction treatment. OHL’s mission is provide a comprehensive continuum of care for people in Louisiana, encompassing primary care, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment.

Crescent Care

CrescentCare is a community health center in New Orleans with 40+ years of impact, offering inclusive care since 2014 as an FQHC, building on the legacy of the NO/AIDS Task Force.

Trans Income Project

Our nonprofit combines organizing with practical support for transgender folk in Louisiana, recognizing the intersecting challenges they face. TIP provides wrap-around practical support to combat the discrimination we face on a daily basis.

Odyssey House

A non-profit behavioral health care provider with an emphasis on addiction treatment. OHL’s mission is provide a comprehensive continuum of care for people in Louisiana, encompassing primary care, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment.

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Sponsors
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LOCATION
Hilton Garden Inn, 1001 South Peters Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Map
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 1001 South Peters Street, New Orleans, LA 70130