DC Black Pride 2024: A Celebration of Diversity

Kenya Hutton is back! He's the current Deputy Director for the Center for Black  Equity. In August 2024, he'll be promoted to the President and CEO! He returns to talk about DC Black Pride 2024 in Washington, DC https://dcblackpride.org/

💫 Wednesday May 22 - Monday May 27
📍 Westin Washington DC Hotel
💻 Workshops, Health & Wellness Pavilion, Vendor Market, Raffle Prizes, Cash Prizes, Black Pride Unity Ball, Pageant, and so much more is being added!
🤑 Majority of the events are free, and there will be free foods and drinks too!
🌏 Mayor Muriel Bowser just named it, DC Black Pride Week and next year World Pride will be hosted in DC!!!

Follow @dcblackpride to learn more!
https://lnkd.in/eneQ-Ptv


Resources related to the episode:
Kenya Hutton
- Center for Black Equity https://centerforblackequity.org/our-leadership
- Capital Pride Alliance https://www.capitalpride.org/team_members/kenya-hutton/
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyahutton

-DC Black Pride
https://dcblackpride.org/
https://www.instagram.com/dcblackpride/?hl=en

-Stonewall Riots (PBS) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/stonewall/

-The ClubHouse, an LGBTQIA gathering spot
https://dchistory.org/the-clubhouse/

-American Heart Association recognizes PRIDE https://newsroom.heart.org/news/health-equity-is-the-focus-of-lgbtq+-pride-month-celebrations-across-the-country

-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/experiencing-pride-at-samhsa

-SAMHSA Programs and Initiatives https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/lgbtqi

-Get Insured https://www.hrc.org/resources/get-insured-affordable-care-act-resources-for-the-lgbt-community

-Doxy-pep
Doxypep factsheet https://publichealthproviders.sccgov.org/sites/g/files/exjcpb951/files/documents/DoxyPEP%20%282%29.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/2022/Doxy-PEP-clinical-data-presented-at-2022-AIDS-Conference.html

National Coalition of STD Directors https://www.ncsddc.org/std-directors-applaud-potentially-revolutionary-doxypep-research/

-For Clinicians
Build an inclusive care practice https://www.mahoganydermatology.com/news/building-an-inclusive-care-practice
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