September 13, 2026
One Movement Many Voices (opens in a new tab)
Black health moves forward when we listen, share what we know, and act together.
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Essays from Black Health Forward.
Leisha's writing on culture, policy, faith and community-powered solutions that move Black health forward. Every piece lives on Substack—read here, subscribe there.
September 6, 2026
Built to Lead: Health Departments, You Are Not Alone (opens in a new tab)
In uncertain times, support, partnership, and practical solutions are closer than you may think.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)August 30, 2026
August 25, 2026
If We Don’t Listen, We Don’t Get to Call It Care (opens in a new tab)
What Florida and Georgia communities are teaching us about HIV care, prevention, treatment—and the systems meant to support them.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)August 16, 2026
August 9, 2026
The HIV Movement Will Not Move Without Black Leadership (opens in a new tab)
Six Black-led coalitions and initiatives you need to know before USCHA—and why the words “Black-led” matter. Part One of a two-part series.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)August 2, 2026
BLACK, UNITED, AND UNBREAKABLE: We Are the Infrastructure (opens in a new tab)
From “Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.” in Rio to USCHA in Anaheim, Black HIV leaders must turn scientific promise into coordinated power.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)July 20, 2026
Culture Is the Intervention: Fund Black-Led HIV Prevention Now (opens in a new tab)
The end of direct CDC funding under PS21-2102 is a major blow to trusted community infrastructure. It is not the end of the work, but support must move before services, staff, and trust are lost.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)July 13, 2026
PrEP at the Counter: Why Black Heterosexual Men Belong in the Pharmacy Prevention Conversation (opens in a new tab)
Georgia and Louisiana are opening a new door to pharmacy-based HIV prevention. Turning that policy into progress will require community partnership and earned trust.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)July 4, 2026
The Fourth of July, Freedom, and Black Health: 250 Years of an Unfinished Promise (opens in a new tab)
From 1776 to 2026, the question is not only whether Black people are free — but whether we are free to live, heal, age, give birth, breathe, and thrive.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)June 18, 2026
Freedom Has Receipts: Why Black Public Health Leaders Must Shine (opens in a new tab)
This Juneteenth, celebrating freedom by refusing to make Black public health labor invisible.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)October 13, 2025
Uplifting Local Leaders: How Community-Led PrEP Campaigns Supercharge Awareness (opens in a new tab)
The most resonant HIV PrEP campaigns don’t come from distant boardrooms; they’re born in barbershops and beauty salons, on social media, in clinic waiting rooms, and in community feeds.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)September 23, 2025
Reimagining HIV Funding: Why Equity Demands Centering Black-Led Organizations (opens in a new tab)
For decades, the fight against HIV has been framed as a battle of resources.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)February 14, 2025
“Empowered & Informed: Protecting Black Health with Truth & Action” (opens in a new tab)
Protecting Black health with truth and action.
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Black Health Forward
Black public health leader and HIV strategist writing about culture, policy, faith, and community-powered solutions that move Black health forward.