GUEST POST: Mixfest Recap
This weekend, history was made. Mixfest—the first international LGBT film and arts festival for people of color—was held in Atlanta, GA, April 12–14. People from
April 17, 2013
Have something to share? Email info@nbjc.org to submit ideas for the NBJC E-Digest. Our Issues: Interview with the National Black Justice Coalitio
Our Issues: Interview with the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)
By: Justin Allen, AFROPUNK Contributor | April 9, 2013 | AFROPUNK.com Founded in 2003, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a policy advocacy group based in Washington D.
GUEST POST: The Power of You: Annual Black Transmen, Inc. Conference Recap
The 2nd Annual Black Transmen, Inc. Conference, March 13-17, 2013, and the introduction of Black Transwomen, Inc. was an amazing and joyous time. This gathering was more than a con
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