Wednesday, April 10, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (ET)
Center for the Arts - Screening Room 112North Campus
Intercultural and Diversity Center716-645-2434
Payton Head: Former President of the Missouri Students Association & Activist
Head is a 2016 graduate of the University of Missouri where he served as President of the student government. Following the events in Ferguson, he spearheaded conversations about improving race relations in the state of Missouri. Head’s viral Facebook post detailing his experience with fighting systemic injustice at Mizzou ignited the student body to fight for a more inclusive campus and be a change agent in higher education. A rising community leader, Payton Head details the adversities caused by race, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination and proven solutions to facilitate open dialogue and embrace marginalized communities.
Speech Topic: Intentionally Intersectional Leadership
As a leader who represented thousands of diverse people from the U.S. and abroad, Head had to find the unique balance between advocating for the well-being of the black community while advocating for students of diverse backgrounds. He discusses inclusive leadership strategies that focus on being intentionally intersectional in the representation of communities different from his own. Head also talks about his own experiences navigating white LGBTQ spaces as a black man and black liberation spaces as someone with a queer identity.
Sponsored by: Intercultural and Diversity Center and Gilead