The People Could Fly: Black Trans Leadership Cohort

About The People Could Fly

The Black Trans Leadership Cohort ("The People Could Fly") is a 9-month organizing and education pilot recruiting Black trans, intersex, and gender expansive community leaders. The pilot aims to:

  1. Identify blockages within our communities (such as burnout, systemic de-prioritization, lack of institutional support).
  2. Ideate strategies and interventions.
  3. Mobilize community members, organizations, and elected officials to address community concerns.
  4. Generate a report with next steps regarding identified blockages, interventions, and the future.

At the end of the pilot, project participants will have executed projects activating the learning goals of the pilot. Stipends are awarded to those who complete each module (3 in total).

Project Details

Timing

Approximate Launch: Late Fall/Early Winter
Duration: 9 months from launch across 3 modules

Location

Eastside Cleveland public libraries, with hybrid options available for colder months.

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Willow Watson

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Morgan Lewis

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Application Timeline

  • Application Opens: September 5
  • Deadline to Apply: October 2
  • Applicants Notified of Next Steps By: end of October 2026
The People Could Fly: Black Trans Leadership Cohort

The People Could Fly: Black Trans Leadership Cohort

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  1. Tell us about yourself and your connection to the Black trans, intersex, and/or gender-expansive community.
  2. Tell us about a time you organized, advocated, educated, or mobilized people around an issue that mattered to you. What did you do, and what did you learn?
  3. What strengths, skills, or lived experiences would you bring to a cohort of Black trans community leaders?
  4. When you encounter a problem in your community, how do you determine what is causing it and what strategies might address it?

  5. What does meaningful community power look like to you?

  6. Why is now the right time for you to participate in Mobilizing?

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