06/01/2026
💬 PANEL CONVERSATION - More Than the Moment: Pleasure, Protection & Prioritizing Your Sexual Health
✨We’re proud to present this panel in partnership with Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health.
At The Black Man’s Health Festival®, we continue creating space for honest, grounded conversations around wellness in all its forms. This includes sexual health, intimacy, protection, and emotional well-being.
This panel brings together clinicians, educators, and advocates for a thoughtful conversation on how we care for ourselves and each other beyond the moment.
🎤 Panel Discussion + Q&A
📅 Join us June 6 | 10AM–6PM
📍 Weeksville Heritage Center
🔗 RSVP here: https://tbmhf2026.eventbrite.com (link in bio)
🌿 Hope L. Hayes, DPT, EdM
Hope L. Hayes is the founder of Hope for Your Pelvis, where she focuses on pelvic health education, movement, and empowerment.
Her work centers on helping people better understand their bodies, reduce stigma around pelvic health, and prioritize physical well-being as an essential part of overall health.
🧠 Cassie Heyliger, LMFT
Cassie Heyliger is a licensed marriage and family therapist whose work focuses on emotional wellness, relationships, and mental health support.
She brings a clinical and compassionate lens to conversations around intimacy, connection, and how we show up in our relationships with ourselves and others.
🏥 Sylvester Foote, PhD, MHA, BSN, RN
Sylvester Foote is a Chief Nursing Officer at Morris Heights Center, with a background spanning nursing, healthcare leadership, and public health administration.
His work centers on improving health outcomes, advancing equitable care, and strengthening healthcare systems that serve diverse communities.
🎙️ Humberto Brown, MA
Humberto Brown is the moderator for this conversation and Director at the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health.
The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health is proud to sponsor this panel, continuing its mission to advance health equity, education, and community-centered care across Brooklyn and beyond.
We’re grateful for their partnership in creating space for meaningful dialogue around sexual health, wellness, and access to care.