Join the Black History Month List!
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We invite Black-led and Black-owned businesses and organizations to share their information for inclusion in our Black History Month features across our website, events, and social media.
Week 1
Welcome to Black History Month!
Join us for a live networking session to kick off Black History Month and connect with colleagues, community members, and leaders in sexuality education. This opening gathering sets the tone for a month of learning, connection, and celebration.
Live on February 4
Christina Wright, MPH — You Gotta Eat the Booty Like Groceries
There is an enormous amount of silence about sex that has shaped the lives of black people for many years. The purpose of this workshop is to explore cultural taboos that exist in the black community surrounding sexuality and pleasure. This pre-recorded session will discuss and examine how these taboos affect their current sex lives.
This recording will be released immediately after the live session. Come back February 4 to watch
Week 2
Lube 101: Slip, Slide and Decide, Find Your Perfect Glide
This lecture explores the different types of lubricant, including water based, silicone based, oil based and hybrid options. We will cover how they work, what they are best used for, body safety, toy compatibility and common myths, helping people choose lube that supports pleasure, comfort and confidence.
Live on February 11
Dr. Tracie Q. Gilbert — Black and Sexy Book Discussion
How do African American people come to understand sexuality, and themselves as sexual beings? Dr. Tracie Q. Gilbert has released her inaugural work Black & Sexy, which helps get at an answer. This pre-recorded session provides an overview of the book’s emergent theory (Black Sexual Epistemology), facilitating discussion with participants about its implications for sexuality educators and practitioners alike.
This recording will be released immediately after the live session. Come back February 11 to watch
Week 3
Joy is Not Extra: Black Women's Sexual Pleasure as Radical Praxis
This interactive workshop invites Black women and femmes to explore sexual pleasure as a practice of healing, agency, and liberation. Grounded in pleasure activism, participants will reflect on embodied knowledge, communication, boundaries, and intimacy, unlearning sexual shame while envisioning pleasure as a collective praxis rooted in Black histories and futures.
Live on February 18
Dr. Shemeka Thorpe — Guilt, Pain, and the Absence of Pleasure: The Sexual Socialization of the Black Female Adolescent
Adolescent sexuality is largely constructed by society, peers, family, and sexual scripts. Black female adolescents are often socialized to expect sexual pain and guilt over sexual pleasure. In this pre-recorded session, we will explore Black female adolescents’ pleasure expectancies, the role of sexual guilt, and how society socializes them to expect more negative outcomes.
This recording will be released immediately after the live session. Come back February 18 to watch
Week 4
Dr. Donna Oriowo — Drink Water and Mind Your Business: Self-esteem and the Sexuality Field
This pre-recorded lecture explores self-esteem as foundational to sexual wellness and education. Using Drink Water & Mind Your Business, Dr. Oriowo examines how socio-cultural messaging, family dynamics, and learning theory shape sexual values, intimacy skills, and identity—highlighting community care and unlearning shame as tools for liberation.
This recording will be released immediately after the live session. Come back February 25 to watch
Black History Month Grand Finale
This live closing session brings the month’s programming together through guided discussion and reflection. Participants will revisit themes from the prerecorded webinars, celebrate the Black-led businesses and organizations spotlighted throughout the month, and reflect on how to carry this work forward beyond February.
Live on February 25
Meet the Black History Month Team
- Tanya Bass, PhD, MS, MEd, CHES®, CSE (she/her/hers) is the founder of the North Carolina Sexual Health Conference (NCSEXCON). She is an award-winning sexuality educator and subject matter expert in sexuality education, reproductive health, and health equity. Tanya is an alumna of North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) Department of Public Health Education, where she has served as an adjunct instructor for several years. She is the lead instructor for Sexuality Education. She completed her PhD in Education at Widener University in the Center for Human Sexuality Studies. She is a member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WoCSHN), the Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians (ABSC), and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator (CSE). She is a current member of the editorial board for the American Journal of Sexuality Education.
- Kayla Henry, CHES® is a graduate of Montclair State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in public health with a concentration in community health education and a minor in African American studies in 2020. Currently, Kayla is an MPH student at Montclair State University, where she will be graduated May of 2022.
- Breanna Lewis Breanna Lewis is an AASECT-certified Sexual Health Educator with over 10 years of experience in sexual and reproductive health. With a master’s in public health, her background includes extensive experience facilitating evidence-based education for diverse audiences. Breanna is also passionate about supporting parents and caregivers through pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood. Through her platform, PRETTY Sexucated, she empowers families to create supportive environments that encourage healthy communication and overall well-being. In her role as a Senior Program Manager within the nonprofit sector, she also provides strategic direction for youth, parent, and professional sexuality education programs. Breanna also serves on the Advisory Board for the SELS and is also an instructor for the certificate course in Parents, Families, and Sexuality Education.
Community Spotlight: Black-Led Businesses & Organizations
We’re honored to highlight Black-led businesses and organizations whose contributions strengthen sexual health, education, and wellbeing. Visit their websites to learn more.
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Sex with Ashley Ashley Cobb (she/her) is an award-winning sexual health expert and author of Pleasure Please! The Black Woman’s Guide to Better Sex. Known for her inclusive and forward-thinking approach, Ashley empowers women of color and marginalized communities by offering expert guidance on sexual health, wellness, and pleasure.
Myrtle C. Means PhD PC
Myrtle C. Means PhD PC, a clinical psychologist & AASECT-certified sex therapist practicing in Metro Detroit and Atlanta. With over 25 years of experience, specializing in human sexuality, relationships, trauma, and ADHD. She is the author of The Recipe for Ecstasy series on intimacy and pleasure in women and couples.
KayD Solutions
KayD Solutions offers a range of services including sex therapy in a warm, judgment-free space focused on education, healing, and connection. I support individuals and couples navigating desire, intimacy, communication, sexual anxiety, and relationship challenges helping clients build confidence, clarity, and healthier relationships with themselves and others.
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Sacramento Peers on Prevention (SacPOP) is a youth driven organization that is dedicated to addressing sexual health and reproductive justice issues in order to close the health equity gap among BIPOC youth. SacPOP believes that it is important to empower youth by providing comprehensive, inclusive, medically accurate sex education.
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Bebashi Transition to Hope, founded in 1985, is Philadelphia’s pioneering public health nonprofit, serving more than 20,000 people annually. We eliminate health disparities in diverse communities through culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS education, medical case management, and hunger relief, inspiring hope and community involvement with over 40 years of impactful, innovative service.
The Syndicate ABQ
The Syndicate ABQ centers and celebrates Black joy, Queer/Trans Folx, and healing by curating arts events in New Mexico. The Syndicate started out as a queer campaign for uninhibited diasporic Black dancing. We partner with studios, eateries, clubs to provide safe spaces for Black and queer kin to evoke collective movement.
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The Healing Collective Therapy & Wellness is a Black-owned therapy & wellness practice dedicated to healing through culturally responsive, trauma-informed care. We support emotional, relational, and sexual well-being with evidence-based therapy, community programming, & empowerment-focused services that honor identity & resilience. Our work fosters connection, safety, and growth for individuals and communities.
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Pretty Sexucated is a platform that promotes sexual health and wellness by empowering women to prioritize pleasure-centered experiences. We believe that pleasure is a journey and a process, rather than an end goal. Through practical techniques and sex-positive education, we empower women to explore their sexuality and sensuality in support of overall sexual health and wellness.
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Black Girls Glow is a Ghanaian nonprofit organization that leverages art to create space for artists and harnesses creative expression to address social and economic issues affecting youth and women. Through our residencies and programs like YACF, we use art to advance sex education, well-being, and community empowerment
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Hoeology & Seaux Social Entertainment Dstany is a creative strategist, event curator, and pleasure-forward storyteller. She’s the founder of Seaux Social, creator of Rosé & Lingerie, and host of the Hoeology podcast. With roots in healthcare strategy, her work centers confidence, sexual wellness, and intentional community for women reclaiming pleasure on their own terms.
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Melinated Moms is a community-rooted perinatal concierge and membership platform advancing equity in all phases, stages, and wages of motherhood. Our mission is to support, protect, and empower Black and brown families. Our vision is generational wellness. Core values: cultural reverence, advocacy, access, dignity, and legacy-centered care.
Overcoming Miles Counseling, PLLC
Overcoming Miles Counseling, PLLC centers Black and Brown communities and the LGBTQIA+ communities, especially at their intersections. We provide affirming, relational therapy grounded in decolonization and anti-carceral values. We believe healing happens in connection and that every identity deserves to be seen, honored, and celebrated.
Psyche, Sex, & Society
Psyche, Sex, & Society, founded by Nicole R. Goode, M.A., ABS (PsyD candidate), is revolutionizing the conversation around sexuality, sexual expression, sensuality, and eroticism. As Editor-in-Chief, Goode leads a groundbreaking publication that transcends Eurocentric sex paradigms, offering an authentic, inclusive, and thought-provoking exploration of human sexuality.
TAG Inspires, LLC
TAG Inspires, LLC provides mental health services through individual, couple and family therapy. We strive to empower, inspire and support others as they navigate life’s difficulties and challenges. Our vision is to ensure healing and empowerment to marginalized and diverse populations through access to affordable mental health services.
My Sister’s Secrets
My Sister’s Secrets is a sex and wellness boutique adult store offering lingerie, intimacy products, and education in a welcoming, empowering space. With a licensed sex therapist onsite, customers can access professional guidance, workshops, and sex-positive support bridging retail and therapy to promote confidence, pleasure, and healthy relationships.
Carwyn Collaboration LLC
Carwyn Collaboration LLC Samantha Carwyn is a community-based educator specializing in accessible information for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. She offers one-on-one adult support, small-group sessions, youth classes, workshops for caregivers, and training for youth serving professionals. Her work also includes individualized guidance, curated resource libraries, and classes on Outschool.
Emotion With Intention
Emotion With Intention—a facilitation and consulting firm that helps high-achieving teams curate emotionally intelligent spaces for growth and transformation. Specializing in interactive workshops, strategic intergroup dialogues and other special events, EWI initiates processes that help groups clarify who they are and how they want to work together—unlocking collective potential.
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Metro Mommy Agency Since 2015, founder and CEO of Metro Mommy Agency (MMA), Esther Louis has provided labor and postpartum support to hundreds of mothers during their birthing experience in South Florida through childbirth education, breastfeeding support, and other
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The Okra Project At The Okra Project, we believe that mutual aid is essential to supporting Black Trans people across the United States. Without social safety nets, mutual aid becomes critical for many in our community, and we are proud to be a part of this vital work.
Crystallized Sexuality
Crystallized Sexuality offers the sex education you desire, along with customized toolkits to gain confidence in your relationships and expand your capacity for pleasure.
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Dr. Tanya M. Bass (she/her) is an award-winning sexuality educator and a mental health advocate that is committed to advancing health equity through culturally responsive and inclusive professional development.
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Bria C Price is a sexual confidence coach, writer, and educator creating bold, affirming spaces for people to explore pleasure, communication, and self-trust. Through workshops, books, and interactive experiences, her work blends education, creativity, and empowerment to help people feel confident in their bodies and desires.
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Move Toward Change Our mission is rooted in the principles of cultural empowerment, accessible healthcare, and community connection. We believe everyone should be empowered to be firm in their self-view and live in their truth. We believe healthcare is a right; everyone deserves equitable access to quality and affirming healthcare and wellness services.
Ariel Explains It All
Ariel Explains It All is a sexuality education and coaching brand grounded in clarity, curiosity, and conversations. It centers people who are often left out of traditional sex ed, including disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically misunderstood folks. Services include virtual trainings, workshops, & 1:1 coaching and education.
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Boobtionary is a sex-positive education and coaching brand that affirms, educates, and relates—centering Black women’s pleasure, embodiment, and sexual wellness through workshops, media, and transformative conversations that make sexuality accessible, liberated, and unapologetically human.
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Sankofa Sex Therapy As the owner of Sankofa Sex Therapy, LLC, De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar, LCSW-S, CST works with individuals and those in all types of relationships and provides therapy from a Christian perspective when requested. She also facilitates workshops about sexuality, intimacy, and sensuality and provides social work clinical licensure supervision in Missouri.