New Haven, CN - Over 700 students from across the country gathered the campus of Yale University to discuss sexual issues in the black community during the 17th annual Black Solidarity Conference.

The three-day conference, titled “Stigmas and Stereotypes: An Exploration of Black Sexuality,” included speeches by prominent civil rights advocates, small group discussions and film screenings. Wesley Dixon ’15, who served on the conference’s executive committee, said the conference sought to explore the evolution of black sexuality in modern American society.

Topics of discussions included faith and sexuality, perceptions of masculinity and femininity, homosexuality and the portrayal of black sexuality by the media.  Guests included activist Angela Davis

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