Hope Giselle
Acting
Biography
Hope Giselle is a nationally recognized organizer, author, and activist dedicated to trans advocacy, racial justice, and workplace inclusion. As the first openly trans woman to earn a Master’s in Fine Arts from Alabama State University, she has since worked with organizations like NASA, HRC, and TransTech Social to amplify marginalized voices. She is the founder of AllowMe Movement, the Training Director at Get Phluid, and a bestselling author of Until I Met Black Men and Becoming Hope. Through keynote speaking, HR consulting, and media appearances, Hope continues to challenge norms and push for true inclusion.
Known For
Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph’s family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Not Your Average Girl is a journey through survival and becoming—a visual memoir that dares to tell the story behind the spotlight. From growing up in the South to standing in her power at the 2025 BET Black & Iconic Awards, Hope offers viewers a raw and intimate look at the trials, triumphs, and tenderness that shaped her. This is a love letter to every Black trans girl who’s ever been told she wouldn’t make it—and a reckoning with the systems that tried to silence her.