Buffalo Black Caucus

Hood Tales was REAL. 🖤🔥 Huge thank you to Dennis Wilson, Korey Green, Shomari James, and Officer Romair Parrett for being honest, vulnerable, and willing to pour into our community. A lot of times people love saying Black men ain’t doing nothing or ain’t showing up… meanwhile this panel proved the complete opposite. These men talked about real life — fighting, grief, bad decisions, selling drugs, pain, growing up hard, moving from school to school — but they also showed what it looks like to NOT let your past define your future forever. Every single one of them is making impact in different ways through film, humanitarian work, entertainment, development, education, art, mentorship, and leadership. They’re fathers. Husbands. Creatives. Community leaders. And they donated their time to pour back into Buffalo and into our people. Buffalo really has some AMAZING people and stories here. We gotta stop acting like greatness only exists somewhere else and start uplifting our own more. If people can come from struggle, mistakes, trauma, and still build purpose and impact… then that means other people can too. What was one thing y’all took away from Hood Tales? 👇🏾🔥

We remember you. We love you. We have work to do. We will do it.

Next week marks four years since the devastating 5/14 racially motivated tragedy that took the lives of 10 of our neighbors, injured three others, and forever changed Buffalo and our community. In the wake of that horrific day, the Buffalo Black Caucus was created to bring people together, uplift the community, and continue the work of advocacy, equity, healing, and empowerment across Buffalo. It was great to be with some fantastic partners in government and friends this morning at Canisius University to support Buffalo Masten District Council Woman Zeneta Everhart, the surrounding East Side community, and the Buffalo Black Caucus. Thank you to Zeneta Everhart, Project Mona’s House Kelly Diane Galloway, and everyone involved with the Buffalo Black Caucus for continuing this important mission and ensuring the lives lost on 5/14 are never forgotten.

Meet us tonight!!!!! It’s about to be A TIMEEEEEE

🚨🔥 TOMORROW IS THE DAY, BUFFALO!! 🔥🚨 We’re officially ONE DAY OUT from the 4th Annual Buffalo Black Caucus and the excitement is REAL! 🖤💥 Get ready for a full day of: 🎧 Live Entertainment 🍴 Food 🤝 Networking ✨ Powerful Workshops & Panel Discussions This is where the culture, the conversations, and the community ALL come together 🙌🏾 Don’t miss your moment — let’s set the tone for an unforgettable weekend! Buffalo… we’ll see you TOMORROW! 🔥 #BuffaloBlackCaucus #FinalCountdown #WeOutside #BlackExcellence #CommunityPower

Thee @drea_dnur is NOT closing us out for the Buffalo Black Caucus. SHE IS SENDING US OUT!!! Join us for a powerful musical offering from Drea d’Nur as she presents A Requiem for Our Suffering — an experience honoring the pain our communities have carried while making space for joy, resistance, beauty, and restoration. This will not just be a concert. It will be a moment. After a full day of powerful conversations around Black health, wealth, justice, media, faith, housing, and healing, we will gather together in community one final time through music and storytelling. Saturday, May 9, 2026 4 PM • Montante Cultural Center Free to attend | Registration required Register now at

⏳🔥 2 DAYS OUT, BUFFALO!! 🔥⏳ We’re almost there — and we had to run it back before we turn it ALL the way up! 👏🏾📸 Tap in to these Throwback Thursday vibes from last year… the energy, the connections, the culture 🔥✨ And trust us — this year is about to be EVEN BIGGER 🖤💥 🗓️ Saturday, May 9 📍 Canisius University | Montante Cultural Center (2001 Main St) 🎟️ FREE — don’t miss your spot! Register now: buffaloblackcaucus.com Buffalo, get ready… we outside in 2 DAYS! 🔥 #BuffaloBlackCaucus #2DayCountdown #ThrowbackVibes #BlackExcellence #CommunityPower

THURSDAY!!!! Meet us at the Library and watch the screening of “It’s Up To Is”!!!! It’s going to be a powerful time!!!!!

The stories we tell shape the world we live in. For too long, Black communities have had to fight against narratives created by people who never lived our experiences. That’s why media matters. That’s why storytelling matters. And that’s why this conversation is so important. 🖤 MEDIA & THE MISSION How nonprofits use podcasting & media to shift public narrative This powerful workshop at the Buffalo Black Caucus will explore how organizations, advocates, creators, and community leaders are using media to educate, organize, inspire, and create real change. From podcasts and journalism to digital storytelling and community campaigns — this panel is about taking control of our voices and using media with purpose. Join host Jamil Crews and an incredible lineup of changemakers: ▫️ Sufana Wajed – Buffalo Toronto Public Media ▫️ Daniel Robertson – Say Yes Buffalo ▫️ Dejia James – Partnership for the Public Good ▫️ Madeline Little – Say Yes Buffalo Whether you’re a nonprofit leader, content creator, student, advocate, podcaster, entrepreneur, or someone who simply believes our stories deserve to be told correctly — this conversation is for you. Because media is more than content. It’s influence. It’s education. It’s advocacy. It’s power. 📍 Buffalo Black Caucus 🗓 Saturday, May 9, 2026 📍 Canisius University Student Center 🕤 Doors open at 9:30AM for registration 🎟 FREE to attend | Registration required 🌐

Money conversations change lives. And too many of us were never taught how wealth actually works. At this year’s Buffalo Black Caucus, we’re bringing together powerful Black leaders in business, banking, investing, real estate, and entrepreneurship for a conversation our community deserves to have openly. 🖤 FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT “The conversation about money and wealth building we all need to hear.” This is not just another panel full of buzzwords and motivation. This is real strategy. Real stories. Real access. Whether you’re: • trying to buy your first home • start a business • fix your credit • build generational wealth • understand investing • create multiple streams of income • or simply stop surviving paycheck to paycheck… THIS room is for you. Join host Kyria Stephens and an incredible lineup of leaders: ▫️ Shomari A. James ▫️ Tamika Murphy ▫️ Andrew Cheatom ▫️ Desireé L. Parker-Smallwood These are people who are doing the work, building wealth, creating opportunities, and helping shift the financial future of our community. Because financial empowerment is more than money. It’s freedom. It’s ownership. It’s options. It’s legacy. 📍 Buffalo Black Caucus 🗓 Saturday, May 9, 2026 📍 Canisius University Student Center 🕤 Doors open at 9:30AM for registration 🎟 FREE to attend | Registration required 🌐

BUFFALO 👏🏾 THIS 👏🏾 IS 👏🏾 THE 👏🏾 WEEKEND. The Buffalo Black Caucus weekend lineup is officially HERE and we cannot wait to gather, learn, celebrate, heal, connect, and build together. Every event is FREE — registration is just required at: 🖤 THURSDAY, MAY 7 “It’s Up To Us” Movie Screening Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library | 5:30PM This powerful, award-winning documentary brings together voices from across America to explore our history, confront the present, and inspire change for the future. If you care about Buffalo, Black history, justice, healing, storytelling, or building a better community — this is for you. After the screening, stay for a live talkback with featured voices and producers from the film. Real stories. Real conversations. Real impact. 🖤 FRIDAY, MAY 8 The Black Out Happy Hour The Rose Bar Buffalo | 5:30PM–8PM Now listen… Friday is for the vibes. Come mix, mingle, laugh, network, reconnect, and kick off caucus weekend with us. Free food, good energy, beautiful people, and a cash bar. Whether you’re coming with friends or pulling up solo, this is the perfect space to connect before Saturday’s big event. 🖤 SATURDAY, MAY 10 The Buffalo Black Caucus Canisius University Student Center | 9AM–4PM THIS is the big day. Workshops. Panels. Conversations. Resources. Community. Culture. Black excellence. Healing. Advocacy. Joy. The full schedule is LIVE on the website so you can plan your day, choose your sessions, and see all the amazing conversations happening throughout the event. From wealth building to mental health, housing, education, faith, media, entrepreneurship, violence prevention, and more — there is something for everybody. This is more than an event. It’s a movement. It’s a family reunion. It’s a space to learn, grow, celebrate, and build the future of Buffalo together. Register now:

⏳🔥 3 DAYS OUT, BUFFALO!! 🔥⏳ We’re almost there — and we’re kicking things off REAL LOUD 💥🖤 Don’t miss “Hoodtales: Where the Realest Rise” — a raw, unfiltered, powerful conversation that’s setting the tone for a day full of truth, growth, and Black excellence ✊🏾 🗓️ Saturday, May 9 📍 Canisius University | Montante Cultural Center (2001 Main St) 🎟️ FREE — but you gotta be in the room! Secure your spot now: buffaloblackcaucus.com This is where stories turn into power. Buffalo, let’s rise together. 🔥 #BuffaloBlackCaucus #3DayCountdown #Hoodtales #WhereTheRealestRise #BlackExcellence