NBJC Salutes Spelman College’s New Policy to Admit Transgender Women
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation’s leading civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay,
NBJC Responds to Anti-LGBT Speech Found on the Campuses of Spelman and Morehouse: Hate Speech is Never Okay!
Washington, D.C. – March 26, 2014 – This week marks the annual LGBTQ Pride Week at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s theme is &ldquo
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
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.
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
The State of Black LGBT in Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, NBJC Executive Director Sharon Lettman-Hicks appeared on Sheila Alexander-Reid Live, hosted by D.C. activist Sheila Alexander-Reid. Lettman-Hi
EVENT: Black LGBT Emerging Leaders Day, Feb. 21-22, 2013
The National Black Justice Coalition, in conjunction with the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, is pleased to host the 2013 Black LGBT Emerg
Arcus Foundation Encourages Donations to Grantees on Giving Tuesday
NEW YORK – 27 November, 2012: The Arcus Foundation has been encouraging donors across the United States to contribute to charitable activities on November's national day
#GivingTuesday: Why I #GIVE2NBJC and So Should You
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” — Presiden
GUEST POST: My OUT on the Hill 2012 Experience
I experienced the most exciting, engaging, empowering, and transformative four days of my life at the National Black Justice Coalition’s (NBJC) OUT on the Hill Black LGBT Lea