06/20/2026
2026 BLAQ PRIDE THEME — WONDALAND: The Power of The BLAQ Imagination.
We imagined freedom long before we touched it.
That is the spirit of WONDALAND.
Not fantasy as escape, but imagination as a deeply Black tradition of world-building. A way of creating belonging in places that denied it. A way of remaining soft, expressive, joyful, and alive even in the face of systems designed to diminish us.
WONDALAND is a celebration of the worlds Black q***r people have always created for ourselves — through culture, through memory, through resilience, and through each other — and an invitation to step more fully into them.
In a time where authoritarian forces continue trying to erase Black history, attack LGBTQ+ life, silence truth, and disconnect people from one another, gathering together in story, celebration, art, memory, and collective imagination becomes even more important.
Thank you Kayden Amore Chloe Lovi 🧚🏾♂️
PUMPDABEAT Phillip Clark Chase Brexton Health Care AHF Baltimore AYONI • Dr. OG’s Apothecary The Manor Baltimore, all 27 folks who got tested, and everyone who attended our BLAQ Pride Juneteenth Party and helped raise over $1000 tonight to support BLAQ Pride programming throughout all of October!
