Kenneth Mitchell

Mitchell is a lifelong activist who has spent five decades fighting for the rights of LGBTQ+ people, people living with HIV, and the Black community. He has made a huge impact on his hometown of New Orleans, helping found the Louisiana Lesbian and Gay Political Action Caucus (LAGPAC), the Langston/Jones Society, and Men of Color New Orleans. Mitchell is also a founding board member of New Orleans Advocates for LGBTQ+ Elders (NOAGE), a SAGECollab partner organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ older adults in the New Orleans area. Over the years, Mitchell has given his time and activism skills to organizations such as the NO/AIDS Task Force (now CrescentCare), the Hate Crimes Project, and the Minority AIDS Project.