Visible Voices Festival & Eden's Garden Summit 2025
Sponsors
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Dr. Elijah Nicholas
Author, Actor, and Trans Advocate
At the heart of Dr. Elijah Nicholas’s journey lies the mission to inspire and empower individuals and organizations worldwide. By
leveraging cutting-edge technology, profound insights into human behavior, and a
conscious-driven leadership approach, we aim to illuminate paths towards truth and innovation. Through authentic engagement and strategic empowerment, we’re dedicated to unlocking the full potential of every soul we encounter, fostering a universe brimming with enlightenment and joy.
Global Trans Equity Project
The Global Trans Equity Project (GTEP) champions the dignity, rights, and well-being of transgender people globally by fostering inclusive communities and advocating for equitable health, educational, and technological systems.
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Jasmine Mckenzie
Jasmine McKenzie, a native of Miami, Florida, has emerged as an extraordinary leader within her community. As a black transgender woman living with HIV for nearly two decades, she has fearlessly shared her story and become a powerful advocate for change.
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The Mckenzie Project Inc
The McKenzie Project, Inc. stands as a pioneering Black trans-led organization in South Florida, uniquely positioned as the sole Black trans-led entity in Miami-Dade County. Our mission is to uplift individuals aged 14 and above within the Black Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary (TGNCNB+) community across Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, with a special emphasis on addressing factors that can lead to separation from families, lack of access to education for young people, and eliminating homelessness and harmful survival strategies experienced by our community members without support. We use creative arts-based advocacy to promote HIV awareness and offer entrepreneurship studies to address economic disparities that disproportionately impact our community in relation to HIV.
Mr. Corenlius Mabin
Cornelius Mabin is a native Arkansan who attended Arkansas State University and Philander Smith College, where he majored in broadcasting and political science. Mabin was the first openly gay man of color living with HIV to chair the state's Arkansas HIV Planning Group and was of service for nine consecutive years, 2012-2021.
In 2019, he re-imagined his Arkansas RAPPS (Reaching Affirming, Positive, Progressive, Systems) concept as well as founded, The Strilite Foundation, Inc. into dual 501c 3 recognized entities and open operations for these visions within the Living Room Wellness Resource Center complex in Southwest Little Rock.
Mabin joined local colleagues in 2022 in producing the manuscript entitled "Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Care Engagement: Recommendations from People Living with HIV in Rural Arkansas" which was published in The Journal of Rural Health. He also facilitated sessions at the NMAC Biomedical Summit in Houston, TX, hosted the Cornelius OnPoint podcast and appeared on both local radio and TV media outlets.
Lee Soulja-Simmons
Special thanks to Lee Soulja, executive director of NYC Black Pride. Lee has been a visionary, leader, and the overall house father to the House of Souljah. He has done many things for the community and people across the country, known for throwing the hottest parties.
NYC BLACK PRIDE
NYC Black Pride is a week-long celebration that honors the contributions of LGBTQIA2S+ people of color in New York City. The celebration includes multicultural events that aim to educate and advocate for the community
AMIDA CARE
Amida Care is a private, nonprofit community health plan that specializes in providing comprehensive health coverage and coordinated care to Medicaid members with chronic conditions, including HIV/AIDS and behavioral health disorders. We currently serve nearly 10,000 members throughout the five boroughs of New York City, including people living with HIV/AIDS; people who are experiencing homelessness, regardless of HIV status; and people of transgender experience, regardless of HIV status.
Genette Potillo
Genette graduated from Morgan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education and Promotions.
ALPHA OMEGA KAPPA, INC
Alpha Omega Kappa Fraternity, Inc. is a community-service-based Brotherhood committed to addressing critical social issues and advocating for justice. We take pride in being at the forefront of initiatives that serve our communities and uplift those in need.
New York Transgender Advocacy Group
The New York Transgender Advocacy Group is a Transgender-led organization. Our mission is to advocate for more inclusive gender-based policies that benefit Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary (TGNCNB) individuals through building community leaders, educating practitioners, and influencing policy makers.
Our vision is to create an equitable society for TGNCNB people. To achieve this, we work with stakeholders around New York to train and empower the TGNCNB community to become active leaders in shaping the world around them
NYTAG has always understood that the current disparities that the TGNCNB community face are the results of historical and structural violence that can only be addressed effectively by empowering TGNCNB individuals to be effective leaders of their own communities.
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