Same-Sex Marriage Supporters Again Gather Outside Supreme Court
Several hundred same-sex marriage supporters once again gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard oral arguments in a case that challenges the cons
Celebrating Bayard Rustin’s 101st Birthday
On Bayard's 101st birthday (March 17), we are well into the 50th anniversary year of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Many consider the March the
March 14, 2013
Have something to share? Email info@nbjc.org to submit ideas for the NBJC E-Digest. NBJC Calls on the Department of Justice to Investigate Marco McMillian Murde
Black LGBT Emerging Leaders Rocked the (White) House
On February 21, over 200 Black LGBT youth took our nation's capital by storm for the annual Black LGBT Emerging Leaders Day. NBJC was proud to convene such a dynamic group
Marco McMillian Family, Gay Rights Advocates Call For Hate Crime Investigation
Although few hard facts have emerged about the alleged murder of Marco McMillian, the black openly-gay mayoral candidate found dead in Mississippi last week, family members, friend
Justice Department Urged to Investigate Marco McMillian’s Murder
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is urging the U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service (CRS) and Civil Rights division to launch an investi
NBJC Calls on the Department of Justice to Investigate Marco McMillian Murder
Washington, D.C. – March 5, 2013 – The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation’s leading Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) c
Hate Crime Probe Sought in Miss. Slaying
A Mississippi congressman and a national civil rights group are demanding that the U.S. government investigate the slaying of openly gay, black Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco M
Coroner Disputes Family’s Account of Mississippi Mayoral Candidate’s Death
A Mississippi mayoral candidate who was found dead last week was not killed by being beaten, burned or dragged, the coroner said on Tuesday, challenging a statemen
President Obama’s Historic Leadership on Prop 8 and Marriage Equality
Washington, D.C. – Friday, March 1, 2013 – Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief, urging the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitution