National HBCU Leadership Summit

The National HBCU Leadership Summit provides a leadership development and advocacy training program that empowers LGBTQ HBCU students to act as change-agents on their campuses and in their communities while leading resourcefully through the intersections of race, religion, gender identity, class, and sexual orientation. The summit is the only convening for LGBTQ HBCU students and fosters an environment where students can be affirmed in all of their identities, specifically the intersection of being Black and LGBTQ.

Purpose

The purpose of the National HBCU Leadership Summit is to provide a transformative experience and build a collective of HBCU LGBTQ student activists dedicated to equity, inclusion and justice on their respective campuses and in the community.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop leadership skills influencing communication, accountability and initiative

• Expand comprehension surrounding your identities and how they intersect with injustice and oppressive structures

• Increase network of student leaders across the nation, eager to collaborate toward institutional advancement

• Organize vision of activism rooted in liberatory praxis, altruism and resilience

• Redefine approaches to inclusion initiatives leading to structural/organizational transformation

Who is eligible to apply?

• All LGBTQ undergraduate students currently attending a Historically Black College/University

• Students with proven academic achievement

• Students who are current leaders and/or looking to promote LGBTQ inclusion, equity and engagement on their campus and in the community

• Students who are committed to social justice, servant-leadership, and community organizing

Learn about our Regional HBCU Leadership Summits at HBCUs across the country.

Helpful Information

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Impact Report - 2018 National HBCU Leadership Summit