November 1, 2013
Have something to share? Email info@nbjc.org to submit ideas for the NBJC E-Digest. Spurred by Activists, HBCUs Expand Their Services for Gay Students National
Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks of the National Black Justice Coalition on the Importance of Being Allies
In honor of National Coming Out Day, NBJC Executive Director & CEO Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks pens a powerful piece for EBONY.com on the Black family and important role of allies
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: An Open Letter by Randall Brown, MPA
Did you know that there's a World AIDS Day every year? Of course you did. You knew that it's held on December 1st each year. You knew that it's also to support those wi
Marco Rubio Blocks Gay Black Judge’s Nomination To Federal Bench, Puzzling Everyone
WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has withdrawn his support from a federal judicial nominee that he previously recommended — William Thomas, a gay black judge from
NBJC Board Chair: Marriage equality makes groundbreaking system ‘obsolete’
The Berkeley City Council is set to vote on a proposal to close the city's domestic partner registry, now that same-sex marriage is allowed in California. Gay District 2 Counci
End of Summer Edition
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Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
STATEMENT FROM: Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks Executive Director & CEO National Black Justice Coalition In response to today’s 50th anniversary of the historic 19
Coming together to honor the architect of the 1963 March on Washington
On behalf of the National Black Justice Coalition and the black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, I applaud President Barack Obama for giving the late Bay
New civil rights generation recognizes Bayard Rustin
As the face of the March on Washington and its most prominent voice, Martin Luther King Jr. is well known 50 years later as one of the crusaders of the civil rights movement. A nam
Press Call: LGBT Advocates Discuss Plans, Priorities for March on Washington 50th Anniversary
Press Call: LGBT Advocates Discuss Plans, Priorities for March on Washington 50th Anniversary Press Call for Tuesday, August 20th at 11 AM EDT WASHINGTON, DC – Tues