The Center for Black Equity (CBE) is an institution committed to supporting leaders, institutions and programs for health, economic and social equity for LGBT people of African descent. CBE seeks to promote a multinational LGBT network dedicated to improving health and wellness opportunities, economic empowerment, and equal rights while promoting individual and collective work, responsibility, and self-determination. Since the CBE’s founding in 1999, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day – health, human services, education, social, economic, and equality related issues.