Esteem Awardee: Dion Alexander McNeal by Collections by Michelle Brown published on 2023-08-31T22:17:36Z Dion Alexander McNeal received the 2023 Next Generation Leader Esteem award for their work as an HIV Advocate. On their site Hopeful in Victory they discuss dismantling HIV stigma one conversation at a time. This Black queer nonbinary, Artist/Activist & Author will be a panelist at Artists in the Afternoon 3: The Write Passion and Purpose in Atlanta this Labor Day weekend on September 2nd They will also be speaking at the Rainbow Café LGBTQ Center Annual Gala in Illinois Garden Grove Center on November 4th. It will be an evening of community, advocacy and gratitude. We met at the Esteem Awards this year in Chicago and the connection was immediate and deep. Originally from Chicago, they now live and work in Atlanta where they are the Communications Manager at Morehouse College. Genre Storytelling