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In a political climate that continues to dehumanize and erase Black Trans and Quare lives, how do we cultivate hope that is not just survival but a radical act of reimagining our futures?
This CLGS African American Roundtable workshop will center Black Trans voices, wisdom, and lived experiences to explore how faith, community, and ancestral resilience can shape new possibilities for liberation. Through storytelling, collective reflection, and interactive dialogue, participants will engage with the ways Black Trans/Quare people have historically created sacred spaces of belonging and resistance.
Together, we will ask: What does hope look like when the world tells us we do not matter? And how do we embody that hope as a practice of freedom?
Workshop Leader
Jai Davis
Jai Davis (They/Them) is a Black Queer Nonbinary theologian, storyteller, and faith organizer committed to advocating for the collective, especially those who live beyond the binary. With a Master of Divinity from Duke University and a Th.M. from Candler School of Theology, their work centers Black Trans narratives, faith, and community.
Their research explores the intersections of Black Ballroom Culture, the Ring Shout, and African American religious practices. As the current Faith Organizer for Georgia Equality, they build relationships across spiritual traditions to advance justice for LGBTQIA+ communities. Jai is also the creator of AlterCall Podcast, a space for authentic conversations at the intersections of faith, identity, and liberation.