On Black Lesbian Histories: A Panel by Living Lesbian Archive

Join Living Lesbian Archive and The Bakery Atlanta for an evening of conversation and generational exchange with local Black Lesbians! This event will feature a panel reflecting on Black lesbian histories and imagining Black lesbian futures. Tickets are sliding scale $5-$10. 

Panel Speakers: 

• Aleo Pugh (she/they) is a Black lesbian writer whose work explores race, queerness, and narrative power through personal storytelling and cultural criticism. Trained as a historian and shaped by six years in Reproductive Justice movements, she treats writing as a deeply political practice — one that disrupts dominant histories and makes space for the vibrancy of Black lesbian life.

• Jasmin Benward (she/they) is a multidisciplinary storyteller and community organizer. They are the founder of artful collective, Create the Room and the author of debut poetry collection, Crying in LA: Sapphic Longing in Tongues and Tears. 

• Saturn, also known as Mutha Shakura, is a Black queer cultural worker, community architect, and founder of Mutha’s House, creating liberated spaces at the intersection of healing, art, and political imagination. Rooted in ancestral memory and future-forward strategy, her work centers Black queer women and women-adjacent people as sacred, historical, and essential. 

• Angela Denise Davis (she/her) is the creative director for ZAMI NOBLA (National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging). In 2018, she founded THE ZAMI NOBLA podcast, a sound source for Black Lesbian Herstory, and currently serves as host, editor, and producer. In 2019, she started ZAMI NOBLA’s community ukulele program, UKE-IN. Her role as the creative director also includes facilitating a weekly wellness circle, Sister Harriet; coordinating the Community Archivist Project (CAP); and creating graphic design work for the organization. She is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University where she earned a B.A. in Art. She also holds a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University Divinity School, and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from Georgia State University.

Find Us:
The Bakery is the programming partner and anchor tenant at The Supermarket. Most of our events take place here!

The Supermarket’s main entrance is located at 638 N Highland Ave NE. The door is between Big Softie and Colette Bakeshop leading you down a hallway and a staircase. See a helpful map here and watch this reel on Instagram here!

The secondary entrance is through a residential courtyard. Enter through the black metal gate on the side of the Otto's building from the parking lot (at N. Highland and Blue Ridge). Be quiet when leaving events this way after dark as this is a residential courtyard. Note this entrance has a few stairs.

Need no stairs? We got you! Signage is in the works but, in the meantime, please call The Supermarket team to be escorted to the back entrance. (404) 458-1738.

Nearby Parking and Prices:

• Limited Parking spots in front of The Shops at Otto's on N. Highland Ave. Must register with ParkMobile. Free for 1 hr before 6pm. Paid after 6pm. (Zone# 3241)
• Small lot beside Otto’s Apartment Hotel at N. Highland and Blue Ridge. Must register with ParkMobile. (Zone# 3240). Do not park in 'resident only' spots.
• Public lot at N. Highland and Ponce (behind and in front of Plaza Theatre). "Scan to Pay" signs. Mon-Sat: 7am-10pm. Free for 15 min. $5 for 1hr, +$1 for each added.
• Six story deck at 675 N. Highland Ave. $5-$6 for up to 2hr, +$1 for each hr added. $14 daily max.