From November 2020 through until February 2021 Elevate hosted four virtual events, a collection of artists and health experts fusing storytelling with conversations and action to inform and empower audiences on health issues facing our communities. Topics ranged from Black Women’s Health to Food Safety Standards, Black Fatigue to Sexual Satisfaction all with the backdrop of the 2020 global pandemic.

ChelseaDee presents a key excerpt from her play “The Fundshack” and Elevate hosts a conversation about the state of Black women’s reproductive health in 2020.

Jamie Roach presents The Morality of Broccoli and Elevate hosts a conversation about consumer consciousness, climate change, and environmental health and justice.

With performances by: Yalie Saweda Kamara, Ashley Winkfield & Marcus John Elevate hosts a conversation about black rights and black fatigue.

An original play Being You by co-playwrights Christina D. Eskridge and Courtney Bottomley. The show explores themes of sex, dating, connection and friendship during the COVID-19 pandemic.