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Speaking Engagements & Featured Highlights

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James A. Stewart Lecture Series – “Do Something”
Stetson University

Keynote on public health leadership encouraging collective action for health equity and social change.

Launch of the Byllye Avery Sexual & Reproductive Justice Endowed Professorship
CUNY School of Public Health

Virtual conversation with Dr. Chelsea Clinton and other leaders exploring reproductive justice and Avery’s enduring impact on policy and education.

 

Ask a Feminist – Signs Journal
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society

Podcast and written dialogue reflecting on the history of feminist health movements and the intersections of race, gender, and advocacy.

 

In Conversation with Byllye Avery
Ms. Foundation for Women
Virtual discussion on women’s leadership, legacy, and sustaining movements for health and justice.

 

UCSF Medal Ceremony
University of California, San Francisco

Recipient of the university’s highest honor recognizing her lifetime contributions to health justice and equity.

 

MAKERS Profile Series – “Warming Up the Clinic”
MAKERS Media

Digital storytelling feature highlighting women who transformed American society, centering Avery’s work to build compassionate spaces for women’s health.

 

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
University of Florida

Extensive recorded interview capturing her decades of activism, community organizing, and the founding of the Black Women’s Health Imperative.

 

Our Bodies Ourselves 40th Anniversary Symposium
Boston University

Panel appearance reflecting on feminist health organizing and the shared legacy of women’s self-help movements.

 

New York Times

Dara Mathis

"The gathering at Spelman organized by Byllye Avery in 1983 “changed the thinking” about how Black women are served (or ignored) by health systems."

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