Sadie Nash Leadership Project

Happy Pride Month from Sadie Nash! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

This month we will be sharing reflections on Pride from staff, Nashers, alumni, and community members. We're starting the series off with reflections from our Director of Programs, Kadiatou Tubman on the power of Q***r Leadership. 💫

"Q***ring leadership means sharing responsibility and leading with love and courage. It means leading with the understanding that everyone deserves to feel seen, valued, and like they belong. It means challenging the status quo and fighting against systems that seek to isolate and belittle us. It means recognizing that liberation from oppressive systems must remain at the heart of everything we lead." - Kadiatou Tubman

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This month, our Virtual, NYC, and Newark Siblinghood Cohorts marked the end of their program with final celebrations! They showcased their projects all while honoring the community they’ve built this year!

▶️ SWIPE TO SEE THEM ALL! ▶️

Siblinghood Academy is an after-school program designed for young women and gender-expansive youth to use their own life experiences as a starting point to explore and discuss issues that matter to them as they build a close, supportive community with each other.

✨ 1 WEEK UNTIL JOY AND LIBERATION 2026 ✨ BUY YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THEY RUN OUT! ✨

Can you believe in one week, on June 3, we will be gathering at the beautiful Ascent Lounge in Columbus Circle to celebrate the incredible work of Sadie Nash Leadership Project? We can’t wait to see you all there!

We are excited to honor Shana Stephenson as our leadership honoree, Holly Sidford as our Petticoat Award Recipients, New York Liberty as our Community Partner, and Rana Abdelhamid as our Unstoppable Alumna.

Join us to celebrate these wonderful leaders and the young Nashers following in their footsteps. All funds raised support Sadie Nash’s programming to strengthen, empower, and equip young women and gender-expansive youth of color to be agents of change in their lives and the world. 💫

This year's Joy and Liberation is an inspiring evening celebrating the accomplishments of Nashers and our partners, but it's also a night of FUN! Here are some entertainment highlights you're not going to want to miss!

🎤 We are proud to open our program with a live musical selection from Transcend Choral. Transcend Choral is a non-profit organization dedicated to building and promoting the transgender and gender-expansive community through singing. They are dedicated to increasing trans visibility and equity in the performing arts and the broader community. .sings

🎶 We are lucky to have again, the prolific DJ Shell Spin DJing our iconic dance party. DJ Shell Spin is a two-stepping, soul food eating creative based in Newark, New Jersey. Her art resembles a mosaic, a colorful blend of poetry, percussion, teaching, healing and DJing to create a holistic approach to creativity. She has been featured in Black Love and has performed at Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Brooklyn Museum, Newark Symphony Hall, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, the Meadowlands and more. .spin

Make sure to check out both of their pages for a glimpse of the evening's magic! Buy your ticket today.

In March, Nasher Barneet testified at the Committee on Children and Youth Hearing at City Hall on behalf of Sadie Nash.

We sat down and interviewed her for our blog to learn more about her experience testifying and as a Nasher.

Tap the link in our bio to read her full story + see how it all came together. 🔗✨

Two weeks until Joy & Liberation ✨

Every ticket purchased, and every donation given, directly supports young people in our community. 💜

Your support will cover:
☀️ Securing Sites for Summer Institute
🌱 Field trips for large groups of Nashers
📚 Supplies for programming
💵 Stipends for Nashers
🎓 College Application Fees
🌈 and more!

lnvest in Nashers and their futures. Buy your ticket today 🎟️ or make a donation today!

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Nash U and our graduating Nashers celebrated the start of their next chapter at our Decision Day party last Saturday! 🎓✨ Here’s to new campuses, big dreams, and the incredible journeys ahead.

Drop a 🎉 in the comments to celebrate the Class of 2026 and wish them luck on their next adventure!”