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OVERVIEW:
This program is part of a series examining the Black experience in America. In this installment, Dr. Nicole, “Nicky” Hylton-Patterson mobilizes Black queer vernacular epistemologies and expressions of reading – “A] colloquial verb derived from both the Black and LGBTQ communities… where to be “read” “is essentially an insult, and a catty way of calling out someone’s flaws” (Borge, 2019) – to examine the reproduction of race, class, and homonormativity as sites of oppression rooted in antiBlackness and the politics of respectability. An interactive session, Dr. Hylton-Patterson advances a queer of color critique of America that will engage participants on the legacies, contributions, and historical/contemporary markers of Black queer resistance, as existing on the margins of American queer consciousness.
ABOUT SPEAKER:
Dr. Nicole “Nicky” Hylton-Patterson joined the ANCA family as the Executive Director for the Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI) in December 2019. Her journey from St. Catherine, Jamaica to Saranac Lake is one marked by lengthy sojourns in Trondheim, Norway, Elmira NY, and Tempe, AZ. A relentless advocate for justice and equity, Nicky brings 20+ years of experience as a community organizer, educator, activist scholar and diversity & inclusion subject matter expert and practitioner to the role.
When she isn’t working with the ADI family of advocates, allies, and affiliates on ensuring that the Adirondacks is a place where biodiversity reflects human diversity, she enjoys spending time in the outdoors hiking and horseback riding. During fierce Adirondack winters, Nicky is equally happy ensconced with a good book and working on her latest piece of haute couture-inspired creation.
