Meet the Moderator

My name is Trey Washington.

I am the creator and moderator of the Julep Town Collective.

I started this book club to explore the literary work of Black writers of marginalized genders.

Although all are welcome, I created this space for cis-gendered heterosexual Black men to come together and unlearn patriarchal violence, misogynoir and queerphobia.

In 2019, I established the JTC’s mission and values. My hope has always been that, through reading, cis-hetero Black men can interrogate and shed our harmful values, beliefs and behaviors in favor of the healthy behaviors and practices that our community expects and needs from us.