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 StreetRidersNYC presents The Black LGBTQ+ Community & Pathways to Liberation. Dr. Brooks discusses Black LGBTQ+ Community & Liberation. This panel focuses the role of Black LGBTQ+ people's role in liberation movements, the ways in which Black LGBTQ+ have been erased, and strategies that have been used to remain whole in spite of systemic marginalization. Here is the link to the panel discussion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3QBkTQrPGg.

MIT Black Graduate Student Association addresses the needs of Black students on campus and public safety. Dr. Brooks facilitates a discussion centered on envisioning safety on campus from a holistic and Black student perspective.

African Student Programs at UC Riverside presents Reimagining Black Wellness series with Dr. Durryle Brooks. Dr. Brooks discusses Reimagining Black Wellness, moving from Self-Care to Self-Reverence practices in our racial justice activism, and elevating transformative and liberatory Black masculinities in our every day lives.

Dr. Brooks presents on the foundations of health equity and the social determinants of health from an intersectional justice perspective at Rocky Vista University. Dr. Brooks facilitates a discussion centered on envisioning safety on campus from a holistic and Black student perspective.

“Gathering The Pieces,” a virtual event series around Michaela Coel’s groundbreaking new show on HBO, I MAY DESTROY YOU. Dr. Brooks discusses intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and toxic masculinity. Addressing the needs of Black gay and bisexual men are critical and addressing the roots causes of violence is essential for developing radical solutions that help us all heal. Here is the link to the panel discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS5cjOoBG8M.

This You Matter discussion focused on the intersections race, gender, and sexuality among ALL men and boys of color. All too often, the discussion regarding supporting men and boys often only means supporting cisgender and heterosexual boys and men. This discussions centered on all Black boys and men, which includes gay, bisexual, and queer Black men and boys. #inclusionmatters

The "Young, Black, Homegrown, and Leading" series explores Black leaders in Baltimore, their personal journeys, their leadership roles and how they see the challenges facing Baltimore — and what solutions to these challenges might look like. This interview covers education, civic engagement, LGBTQ representation, growing up and navigating life as a Black gay man, and my abiding LOVE for Baltimore City. Here is the link to the website:  https://thedailyrecord.com/2020/09/29/durryle-brooks-helping-young-people-to-use-their-voice/.

Urban One proudly partners with Nissan, and local Nissan dealers to honor and recognize some of the many African American LGBTQ history makers that have gone UNSUNG! LGBTQ History Month is celebrated in October to coincide with National Coming Out Day on October 11th and to commemorate the 1979 and 1987 Marches on Washington for LGBT Rights. It also has a focus on African American LGBTQ individuals that have made major impacts on our nation and in our lives. Far too often the contributions of African American Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, and Queer people go unrecognized [...]