Kenya Hutton (he/him/his) is a social justice, equity, HIV prevention, and sexual health advocate who has worked for over twenty years to address several determinants of health among communities heavily affected by HIV and other health disparities. Kenya is the President and CEO of the Center for Black Equity, which produces the annual D.C. Black Pride celebration.

Throughout his career, he has advocated for HIV prevention on the local and national level and brought awareness to LGBTQ young adults and members of the House/Ball community. As a result of his service to these communities, he has been honored with several accolades, including the Dorian Corey Wisdom Award, the Michael J. Harrington Humanitarian Award, the Award of Excellence from the Washington DC Ballroom Coalition, and the DC Black Pride Presidents Award, among others.

In 2019, Kenya collaborated with local nonprofits and the DC Health Department to develop an educational program that provides potential employment opportunities for ballroom community members interested in becoming certified Community Health Workers.

Kenya spearheaded the development of the Capitol Ballroom Council during this period, which allowed ballroom leaders to develop programming and advocacy for the House/Ballroom community in addition to providing valuable programming insight, which resulted in him being one of the co-founders of the Capitol Ballroom Council, Inc. A non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., Kenya, continues to push the envelope in making ballroom culture recognized as a vibrant, resilient community worthy of praise and support by non-ballroom mainstream organizations.

In recent years Kenya has been a leading voice in the discussion urging research and interventions addressing substance use within the ballroom community, especially Crystal Meth use, as well as developing systems to provide relief support for the ballroom community during the COVID-19 pandemic and, most recently, the MPOX outbreak.

Kenya Hutton's work is dedicated to enhancing the health, economic, and social well-being of marginalized and disenfranchised communities.

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