In Conversation: C. Jerome Woods and Channing Gerard Joseph

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

California African American Museum (CAAM), Los Angeles

Join Los Angeles drag culture and Central Avenue nightlife historian C. Jerome Woods, alongside USC Professor Channing Gerard Joseph, author of *House of Swann: Where Slaves Became Queens—And Changed the World*, for a dynamic dialogue exploring the rich lineage of Black queer drag in Southern California. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition *Free and Queer: Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation*.