On June 18th, I had the incredible experience of receiving not one but two Governor's Proclamations for BaBEC's advocacy work on Fire Island. While we've seen love and support from off-island organizations, the road to change isn't smooth in our own backyard. Why? We're shaking things up, taking no shortcuts in advocating for Black and transgender communities. We are the future of Fire Island, and we're here to stay.

Join me as I share the story of how BaBEC's resourceful and immediate actions created equitable MPOX vaccination access on Fire Island, capturing the White House's attention and landing me a role on the National MPOX Response Team.

In this post, I delve into a significant milestone for The Black and Brown Equity Coalition of Fire Island (BaBEC): our inaugural initiative, Juneteenth Fire Island 2021. I discuss the organization's mission, the events we orchestrated, and why this is an important step toward meaningful change.

I got the amazing opportunity to write about Juneteenth Fire Island 2021 for The Huffington Post. Check it out here!

After a weekend of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the Pines and Cherry Grove, as well as online backlash to vandalism that occurred at the Cherry Grove Community Center, we’ve come up with 16 actionable steps that can be taken right now to promote racial progress in Fire Island.