Over 30%: Stories of Resilience and Renewal

Over 30% is a live storytelling and performance showcase commemorating National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, featuring monologues, spoken word, and staged readings by Black queer artists reflecting on life with or impacted by HIV.

Produced by Culture of Color Collective, this intimate event blends art and advocacy, using performance as a bridge between public health and community care.

What to Expect

• A multidisciplinary live performance centering storytelling, spoken word, and staged readings

• An intimate gathering in a welcoming, affirming queer space designed for listening and connection

• Opportunities to be in community with Black queer artists, organizers, and community members

• Light refreshments

Why Attend

• Experience powerful Black queer storytelling you won’t see elsewhere

• Engage in honest, stigma-free conversation through art

• Connect with on-site community health partners offering HIV testing, PrEP education, and care referrals in a non-clinical, affirming environment

Good to Know

• Pay-what-you-can tickets (cost should never be a barrier)

• Open to community members, artists, advocates, and allies

• Designed for connection, reflection, and care

Please take a moment to read our Community Agreements before attending, so we can help create a respectful and affirming space together.