Jun
13

NBJC JOINS DOJ AND NAACP FOR MARCO MCMILLIAN TOWN HALL

 
CLARKSDALE, MS – Monday, June 10, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Community Relations Service (CRS), the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), Parks & Crump law firm, and the family of Marco McMillian came together for a town hall meeting on Saturday, June 8, sponsored by the Coahoma County Branch of the NAACP to discuss the murder of Marco McMillian, a Black mayoral candidate in Clarksdale, Mississippi, who was also gay.

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Jun
3

MUST SEE: The New Black Film Documentary Summer Tour
Please join NBJC as we travel across the country and celebrate an authentic and illuminating depiction of the tension, triumphs and victories that take place at the intersection of religious beliefs and civil rights with the launch of the documentary film, The New Black.

 

The New Black is a provocative new documentary film that powerfully illustrates the story of how the African-American community is grappling with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in light of the marriage equality movement and the fight over civil rights.

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May
22

NBJC Welcomes Derrick L. McMahon, Jr. as a Senior Fellow

The National Black Justice Coalition is pleased to announce that it has selected Derrick L. McMahon Jr. as its newest Senior Fellow. As a Senior Fellow, he will bring a wealth of cutting-edge communication and organizing skills in support of NBJC’s key programming and policy initiatives.

“I am delighted to welcome Derrick aboard as the newest addition to our team,” says Sharon Lettman-Hicks, Executive Director and CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition. “His maverick brand of social media activism has accumulated a following of over 10,000 people and garnered praise for holding public figures accountable for harmful speech against the LGBT community. Through his communications savvy and social justice consciousness, Derrick has maximized the potential that social media activism and engagement offers to the Black LGBT movement.”

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May
21

NBJC Speaks Out on Hate Crime Killing of Mark Carson

In response to the murder of New York resident Mark Carson in an alleged anti-gay hate crime this past weekend, NBJC Executive Director Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks released the following statement:
 
We are outraged to learn of the death of Mark Carson, a Black gay man living in New York, who was shot in the face late Friday night in what local authorities are saying is a hate crime. The murder of Mark Carson is another sobering reminder that the lives of Black LGBT people are under constant threat.

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May
8

Family and Civil Rights Community Respond to Marco McMillian Autopsy Results, Demand Answers and Federal Investigation

 
Clarksdale, MS - Thursday, May 9, 2013 - In response to the autopsy results of the late Marco McMillian, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), Parks & Crump law firm, and the McMillian family demanded a federal investigation at a national press conference held this morning. NBJC secured Parks & Crump, the Trayvon Martin family attorneys, to represent Patricia and Amos Unger, parents of the deceased Black, gay mayoral candidate. Both were present at today's press conference, which was held at the family's home in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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