Black Queer Legacy Summit

A free afternoon of lunch, panels, and networking centering Black queer legacy, leadership, and community impact.

June 05, 2026 · Ashé Cultural Arts Center

The Black Queer Legacy Summit is a free, community-centered gathering designed to uplift, connect, and celebrate Black queer voices, leadership, and lived experience. Taking place on Friday, June 5 from 12–5 PM at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center, the summit will feature lunch, interactive dynamic panel discussions, and intentional networking opportunities. Created as a space for learning, dialogue, and collective growth, this event brings together community members, creatives, advocates, and leaders to honor legacy while building pathways forward. The summit is powered by ViiV Healthcare and is open to all—registration is required, but attendance is free.

Agenda

Friday, June 5

12:00 PM

Event Start

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

ViiV Healthcare Lunch Plenary- Pleasure Please

Pleasure, Please is an interactive conversation-based session designed to explore pleasure as a vital part of sexual health, wellness, and self-expression.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

“When Faith Hurts: Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Religious Settings ”

When Faith Hurts explores spiritual abuse and harm in religious spaces, centering Black LGBTQIA+ experiences. Grounded in healing, it offers tools for language, liberation, and creating affirming communities.

Femme State of Mind

A real conversation on sex, dominance, power, relationships, faith, and work through the lens of femme and feminine-presenting Queer women and our lived experiences.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Your Pelvic Floor is Tense and Needs a Raise: Releasing the Stress of Being Black and Queer

Join a Black queer PT to explore this body-mind connection. We'll provide gentle, somatic strategies for release to help you literally and figuratively unpack the stress you carry, promoting core strength and systemic wellness.

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

From Catalyst to Change: Centering Black Trans Women at the Intersection of Criminal Justice, Policy, and Wellness

This panel will explore the intersection of criminal justice, public policy, and mental health as they impact Black transgender women.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Write it Right Workshop

This workshop is a therapeutic, creative writing workshop designed to help the attendees learn how to use creative, erotic writing to work through sexual trauma.

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

A Different World

We are curating a conversation titled A Different World, a panel centered on the lived experience of being Black and queer while attending an HBCU.

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Take Care: A Discussion on Black Queer Health and Well Being

Open conversation on caring for your mind and body as a Black queer person—exploring stress, mental, physical & sexual health, navigating systems, and centering community, well-being, and everyday self-care.

5:00 PM

Event End

Speakers

David J. Malebranche,MD, MPH

Karmel Poet

Earl Nupsius Benjamin-Robinson, DrHSC, CPH, FNAP

As a Board-certified Public Health Practitioner and Distinguish Fellow of Public Health (at the National Academies of Practice), Dr. Benjamin-Robinson is committed to community and health equity.

Dr. Alaiyia N. Williams, LCSW-BACS

Wellness facilitator, doula, and space-holder devoted to helping women feel whole, seen, and connected through movement and healing.

Morris Singletary

We educate, link, and love community in and around sexual health and public health issues.

Blair Dottin-Haley

Paris Allen

Paris Allen is a rising senior Public Health Major from New Orleans Louisiana. He is a 3x HBCU King. He is HBCU student of the year from Black Pride Nola.

Twanna Moore

Shay Caldwell

Shay Caldwell is an Emmy-winning TV producer, creative visionary, and co-founder of Queer Aunties, a community-driven platform creating intentional spaces for Black and brown queer and trans people to connect, celebrate, and feel seen.

Brianca Williams

Shae ROBINSON-MOSLEY

T.M. ROBINSON-MOSLEY, Ph.D.

Del'Rio Cole, DSW, LMSW, HIVPCP, CCM

Dr. Del’Rio Cole is a psychotherapist, professor, and scholar focused on trauma, mental health, and culturally responsive care. His work centers on religious trauma in the Black LGBTQIA+ community, integrating clinical practice, research, and advocacy.

Rev. Peter Scie

Rev. Peter Sean Scie is an ordained minister, Navy veteran, educator, and community advocate committed to justice, liberation, service, and transformative leadership.

Dr. Sha'Rose Erion

Nikki Alexander-Tumblin

Brandon Dykes

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