Epiphany Summers

She/Her | Program Coordinator

Epiphany Summers, she/her pronouns, is a Philly native and currently lives in Atlanta. She is a scholar, a Black Queer Feminist, an organizer and a music enthusiast. While in graduate school, at George Washington University, she focused her research on Hip Hop music and the interpretations of Black women listeners. Following that she started her career in community organizing with faith based organizing in Florida, which eventually lead her to Dream Defenders. At Dream Defenders Epiphany held the role of Organizing Director where she developed young people of color nationally as leaders and agents of social change for 5 years. This experience excites her for her new position with BlackOUT Collective as Program Coordinator.