Media Releases

Washington, D.C.-- The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation’s leading Black LGBT civil rights organization, strongly condemns the so-called “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Under this anti-gay law, anyone found guilty of repeated same-sex sexual acts in Uganda will be sentenced to life in prison. The bill also proposes years in prison for anyone who counsels or reaches out to gay and lesbian Ugandans, a provision that would dangerously complicate humanitarian work and implicate those providing services to Uganda’s LGBT community.

NEW YORK, NY(February 12, 2014) – With the announcement that Michael Sam, the University of Missouri’s star defensive end, has made history by publicly coming out as the first high profile openly gay NFL prospect, Athlete Ally launched an online campaign to mobilize support for Sam. The campaign, launched yesterday by Brendon Ayanbadejo as a reaction to backlash against Sam, is now joined by the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. 

Washington, D.C. – February 7, 2014 – I am my brother’s and sister’s keeper. That’s the theme of the 14th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and we want you to take this call seriously. 
African Americans are disproportionately represented in new infection rates of HIV and often have few resources to treat the virus when they learn they have the virus. Even people in the Black LGBT community face stigma and isolation if they come out about their status. The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) observes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in an effort to highlight the importance of Black LGBT leadership at the forefront of our fight against the epidemic, if we ever hope to see an AIDS-free generation. 

Washington, D.C. – January 13, 2014 – The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation’s leading Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, applauds the early release of CeCe McDonald. CeCe is a Black transgender woman who accepted a plea bargain of second degree manslaughter in response to being violently attacked by a group of people in a racist and transphobic hate violence incident in June 2011 in Minneapolis, MN.