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2026
Listening across Georgia
PHIL's 2026 listening work reached 8 Georgia communities. Leisha helped bring community voices into conversations about HIV care, health coverage and the practical barriers people face.
Black Public Health Academy
Black leadership.Stronger communities.Lasting change.
We help public health leaders and organizations turn knowledge into action—through culturally responsive training, coaching, and community partnerships.
Health departments • Community organizations • Universities • Community and faith partners
- Leadership development
- Community-powered solutions
- HIV prevention expertise
What we do
Four ways we work with you
- 01Mentoring & coachingIndividual and group support for leaders who are ready to grow—and ready to stay whole while they do it.
- 02Training & facilitationInteractive 60–90 minute workshops through multi-session learning series, designed for real teams doing real work.
- 03Community mobilizationProcesses that put community knowledge at the center—and keep it there after the meeting ends.
- 04Learning networksFacilitated spaces where peers learn from each other and build what none could build alone.
Listening First, Then Building Together: That’s Community Engagement
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May–June 2026
45 Minutes to Saving Ourselves
Six Florida community town halls focused on treatment access, stigma, trusted information, faith and community voices, and stronger local connections.
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Announced May 13, 2026
Rx for Change
A 2026 coalition linking community organizations and pharmacies to strengthen HIV prevention, training and referrals in Georgia and Louisiana.
FacebookRevisiting A Different World's HIV storyline with Debbie Allen and Jasmine Guy (opens in a new tab)
US Helping US · USCHA 2026 · September 2026
Revisiting A Different World's HIV storyline with Debbie Allen and Jasmine Guy
At the 2026 United States Conference on HIV/AIDS, Leisha introduced and interviewed Debbie Allen and Jasmine Guy about the 1991 episode "If I Should Die Before I Wake."
Watch on Facebook (opens in a new tab)More conversations & presentations
InstagramUSCHA 2026 Day Three plenary (opens in a new tab)
USCHA on Instagram · September 2026
USCHA 2026 Day Three plenary
Leisha joined Debbie Allen, Jeffrey Campbell, Guillermo Chacón, Tori Cooper and Bridgette Picou on the plenary stage.
Watch on Instagram (opens in a new tab)InstagramBuilding the Next Generation of HIV Leaders (opens in a new tab)
Instagram reel · USCHA 2026 · September 17, 2026
Building the Next Generation of HIV Leaders
Watch on Instagram (opens in a new tab)WBURHere & Now: How trust and access to health care shape sexual health (opens in a new tab)
WBUR · Here & Now · February 3, 2026
Here & Now: How trust and access to health care shape sexual health
Radio conversation with Leisha and Dr. Jasmine Abrams of the Yale School of Public Health.
Listen on WBUR (opens in a new tab)Thrivin' in Color / Black PR Wire · February 6, 2026
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: A conversation with Leisha McKinley-Beach
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Florida Matters · March 5, 2026
Florida Matters Live & Local — March 5, 2026 (full episode)
Full episode covering several topics, including a conversation with Leisha.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO
Leisha McKinley-Beach, MPH
Leisha's public health work began in 1991 as an AIDS peer educator at the University of Florida. Today she is a consultant, trainer, community organizer and HIV prevention strategist—and she built BPHA so more Black leaders are ready, resourced and in the room.
Read our storyOn Substack
Black Health Forward
Black public health leader and HIV strategist writing about culture, policy, faith, and community-powered solutions that move Black health forward.
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