I had the honor of attending the Vice President’s 2024 Pride Month celebration at the historic Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. The event brought together LGBTQ+ leaders and advocates to celebrate the community's contributions. I reconnected with icons like Lee Daniels, Chasten Buttigieg, Billy Porter, Everton Blair Jr., Andrea Jenkins, and Becky George. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff gave a speech, and RuPaul's Drag Race winner Nymphia Wind also joined the celebration.

Toni L. Griffin of Harvard delivers the inaugural Abele Lecture in Design & Policy. Named for the trailblazing 20th-century architect Julian Francis Abele, the first Black graduate of what is today the Weitzman School of Design, the Abele Lecture is moderated by Matthew Kenyatta and organized by the Black Planners Society. Griffin will discuss connecting design with spatial and social (in)justices across American legacy cities. A reception will follow.

The "Build Baby Build" event, part of The Philadelphia Citizen's Development for Good series, focused on solving Philadelphia’s affordable housing crisis through inclusive real estate development. Experts discussed sustainable solutions to uplift underserved communities while increasing housing availability.

This Hidden Histories Tour was debuted at the Weitzman School of Design New Student Orientation and attracted over 90 students in a span of 2 hours.