The Lyllye B. Parker Womxn of Color Speaker Series, named after longtime local advocate for Students of Color, Ms. Lyllye B. Parker, hosts a keynote speaker who addresses the intersections of racism, sexism, and other systems of oppression that Womxn of Color face on individual, institutional, and societal levels.

Jillisblack is a writer/trainer/lecturer. Her social commentary is centered around inner and outer-community hierarchies, the myth of white fragility and other words for racism, the endlessly-pending and highly-exclusive revolution, identity, and reaction-based illusions of societal progress. It is Jill’s belief that the shift away from anti-difference will begin with an outpouring of radical, multi-generational, inclusive, and validating honesty.