Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
For generations, conversations about Black women’s health have been shaped by silence, stigma and systems that weren’t built with us in mind. However, there is a growing movement to reclaim these conversations with honesty, cultural relevance and truth.
This panel brings together voices across sectors, community leaders, advocates and live experience — to explore how we move from silence to ownership. Through storytelling and reflection, this panel explores how stigma shows up, how trust is built and how individuals move from uncertainty to empowerment in their health journeys.
The format: 2-minute executive welcome remarks, followed by a moderated panel discussion, followed by a 1-song performance by Tamar Braxton.
Opening remarks:
Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at Gilead Sciences
Moderator:
Dr. Toyin Nwafor, Executive Director for U.S. HIV Medical Affairs at Gilead Sciences
Panelists
La’Deia Joyce, Marketing & Communications Strategist
Tamar Braxton, Grammy-nominated Singer
Amiyah Scott, Actress and Trans Activist
Dr. Karri Bryant, D. Min., M.Div., First Lady and Executive Pastor of Creative
Performance
Tamar Braxton
For generations, conversations about Black women’s health have been shaped by silence, stigma and systems that weren’t built with us in mind. However, there is a growing movement to reclaim these conversations with honesty, cultural relevance and truth.
This panel brings together voices across sectors, community leaders, advocates and live experience — to explore how we move from silence to ownership. Through storytelling and reflection, this panel explores how stigma shows up, how trust is built and how individuals move from uncertainty to empowerment in their health journeys.
The format: 2-minute executive welcome remarks, followed by a moderated panel discussion, followed by a 1-song performance by Tamar Braxton.
Opening remarks:
Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at Gilead Sciences
Moderator:
Dr. Toyin Nwafor, Executive Director for U.S. HIV Medical Affairs at Gilead Sciences
Panelists
La’Deia Joyce, Marketing & Communications Strategist
Tamar Braxton, Grammy-nominated Singer
Amiyah Scott, Actress and Trans Activist
Dr. Karri Bryant, D. Min., M.Div., First Lady and Executive Pastor of Creative
Performance
Tamar Braxton
