Description
Hear from Jay-Ann Lopez, founder of Black Girl Gamers, who will talk about her work to promote diversity and affect change within the gaming industry.

Jay-Ann Lopez is a empowerment influencer, poet, public speaker and entrepreneur. She is the Founder of Black Girl Gamers and Co-founder of Curlture. Black Girl Gamers was initially created as a safe space in 2015, void of the sexism and racism (misogynoir) widely experienced in gaming, and has grown from its original purpose to become the hub for all things gaming from the Black woman’s perspective.

Interpreters: Sumayya Si-Tayeb and Michelle Wood

Location
We’ll be in the Henry Wellcome Auditorium. To get there, take the stairs or the lift down to level –1.

British Sign Language
This event will have British Sign Language interpretation. If you would like to come along, email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 020 7611 2222.

Speech-to-text
This event will have live speech-to-text transcription for visitors who are D/deaf or hard of hearing. If you would like to come along, email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 020 7611 2222.