Melanin Minds
Programming Replays

Enjoy a look back at our past panels, talkbacks, and virtual workshops throughout the years. Featuring experts and programming hosted in Houston, Los Angeles, and Chicago, these sessions range from intimate conversations, engaging presentations, to mic-drop-abundant heavy-on-the-note-taking workshops.

  • The Five Pillars Panel 2024

    The Five Pillars Panel 2024

    Our signature conference panel covers all five of our pillars of wellness: Holistic Healing, Mindset Shifting, Aligning, Relationships, & Nutrition. Featuring Co-Founders LaGina R. Harris & Melissa Mel, Advisory Board member Muriel Foster, and Board members Dr. Jeremiah Pearcey and Linda K. Brown. Part of the 4th Annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at Esperson Flex building in downtown Houston.

  • Masculinity & Mental Health

    Masculinity & Mental Health

    This panel of experts across industries covers defining masculinity, barriers to men’s mental health, and ways to affirm the men in your life. Featuring Kenneth Scott, Christopher Reed, Delwayne Stepney, and Alex Malebranche. Part of the 4th Annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Esperson Flex building in downtown Houston.

  • Trauma To Triump

    Trauma To Triump

    This emotional conversation dives into stories of trauma and resilience, emphasizing ways to heal along the way. Featuring Jamie Wright, Tiffany White, and Casondra Burkley. Part of the 4th Annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Esperson Flex building in downtown Houston.

  • Mental Wellness Meets Business Success

    Mental Wellness Meets Business Success

    This panel features thriving entrepreneurs sharing their stories and techniques for maintaining mental wellness while in the throws of business ownership. Featuring Ladetria Warren, Rania Zayyat & Katherine Thompson, moderated by LaGina R. Harris. Part of the 4th annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Downtown Houston Esperson building.

  • Goals Through Stress & Resilience

    Goals Through Stress & Resilience

    This dynamic panel moderated by Jamie Wright featuring Angelica Robles, Darrell Malone, & Courtney Christten dives into navigating resilience through stressful times. Part of the 3rd annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Greater Houston Big Brothers Big Sisters

  • Mentorship & Mental Health: Big Brother Big Sister Matches

    Mentorship & Mental Health: Big Brother Big Sister Matches

    Co-Founder LaGina R. Harris dives into the impact of mentorship from first-hand accounts by current Bigs and their Littles. Part of the 3rd annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Greater Houston Big Brothers Big Sisters.

  • The Five Pillar Panel 2023

    The Five Pillar Panel 2023

    Our signature conference panel covers all five of our pillars of wellness: Holistic Healing, Mindset Shifting, Aligning, Relationships, & Nutrition. Moderated by Melissa Mel, featuring Dr. Latasha Warren-Bernard, Linda K. Brown, Gwendolyn S. Woody, and Tafari Miller. Part of the 3rd annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Greater Houston Big Brothers Big Sisters.

  • Finding Your Way To You

    Finding Your Way To You

    Moderated by Amanda Payan Farris, featuring Brion Robinson, Tafari Miller, Danielle Bowman, and Katie Parks, this conversation dives into techniques and resources to find yourself on any part of your mental health journey. Part of the 3rd annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Greater Houston Big Brothers Big Sisters.

  • Mental Health & Finances

    Mental Health & Finances

    This discussion opens up stigmas and mental challenges faced in BIPOC communities when it comes to financial wellness. Moderated by Katie Parks, featuring Ahngelea Christiany and Jasmine Ayers. Part of the 3rd annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Greater Houston Big Brothers Big Sisters.

  • Mental Health Through Stigmas & Adversity

    Mental Health Through Stigmas & Adversity

    This engaging panel shares stories of triumph through traumatic adversities, along with strategies on how to navigate your own journey. Moderated by Lakisha Mosley, featuring Hassan Hillard & Shani Godwin. Part of the 3rd annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Greater Houston Big Brothers Big Sisters.

  • Mindful Dating & Relationships

    Mindful Dating & Relationships

    Our individual mental health journeys are one thing. When we look outside ourselves, how do our personal, romantic & familial relationships effect our wellness? In this panel, co-moderators LaGina R. Harris & Deniz Lopez spoke with Licensed Professional Counselor & Sex Therapist Jasmine Gay & Certified Executive Holistic Nutrition & Wellness Coach Jennifer Jones about ALL the relationship & dating tea.

  • Therapy: What to Know, What to Ask & Why To Go

    Therapy: What to Know, What to Ask & Why To Go

    When it comes to pursuing professional help for our mental health, tasks like meeting a new therapist, knowing what to ask them or even how to break up with them can feel daunting. We enlisted the help of podcaster, Osteopathic Physician & founder of Doctors Under the Radar Dr. Quidest Sheriff, ordained minister, certified life coach & founder of Fully Unleashing Her Linda K. Brown, and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Elizabeth Gonzalez Morales to break it down.

  • Generational Wealth in Health: Youth-Centered Healing - Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference

    Generational Wealth in Health: Youth-Centered Healing - Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference

    Trauma in early life can drastically shape who we are & how we move through our mental health journeys. From sports to school, there are so many opportunities in childhood for healing & breaking generational curses! This panel on youth-centered healing & how to instill generational healing through non-traditional means like sports & education features Chris Reed, Margo Jordan, and Tafari Miller.

  • Mental Health: Laws, News, & Need to Knows

    Mental Health: Laws, News, & Need to Knows

    Karissa Doster-Hoffman, Licensed Clinical Social Worker & co-founder of BPOQe Therapy, moderates this panel featuring her other half & Licensed Master Social Worker Vic A. Doster, alongside licensed therapist & founder of TOC Therapy Deniss Cantor. Take notes on all these free mental health resources! ⁠⁠This panel was offered as part of the inaugural Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference.

  • Generational Trauma

    Generational Trauma

    This moving discussion on the signs, effects of, and overcoming generational trauma features Dr. Tonya Martin, returning speaker Christopher Reed, and Mayra Figueroa-Clark, LICSW, CCTP. Part of the 4th Annual Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference hosted at the Esperson Flex in downtown Houston.