GeeXella, a DJ, rapper, community organizer, and social justice warrior, created Duval Folx to be an inclusive dance party for BIPOC and LGBTQI+ communities. They created this dance party as a space where people can truly respect each other. Join other art and music lovers in the Cummer Gardens for a one of a kind experience as you dance under the branches of the Great Cummer Oak.
From Duval Folx:
ᴅᴜᴠᴀʟ ꜰᴏʟx ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ,ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ Qᴜᴇᴇʀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇᴀꜱᴛ ꜰʟᴏʀɪᴅᴀ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴏᴜʀɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴊᴏʏ. ɪɴ 2018 ᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʜ’ᴀ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ,ᴄᴇʟɪᴇɴᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ, ᴄᴀᴛʜᴀʟɪɴᴀ ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴇꜱꜱɪᴇ ꜱᴜᴍʟᴀʀ: ꜰᴏᴜʀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ᴡʜᴏꜱᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜꜱ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ɪɴᴅᴇʟɪʙʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ. ɪɴ 2018, ᴅᴜᴠᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴘɪᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴅᴇᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴄᴋ ᴊᴏɴᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ɴᴏɴ-ᴄᴏɴꜰᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴏᴍᴇꜱᴛɪᴄ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴊᴜɴᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ 4 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ʙʏ ʙʀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ. ᴡᴇ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏ-ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴᴀʟ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʀᴏᴏᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ꜱᴀꜰᴇᴛʏ.
ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴊᴜɴᴇ ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴜᴘʟɪꜰᴛɪɴɢ ʟɢʙᴛQɪᴀ+ ꜰᴏʟx ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ. ᴡᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴᴄᴇꜱᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇꜱᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ.
