Another Black Transgender Woman Killed, NBJC Mourns Merci Mack
NEW YORK — Yesterday, Merci Mack, a 22-year-old Black transgender woman in Dallas, Texas, was found murdered from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. She is th
Statement on the Tragic Death of Selena Reyes- Hernandez
NEW YORK — Selena Reyes-Hernandez was a 37 year-old trans woman from the Marquette Park area in Chicago, Illinois. Selena and Orlando Perez arrived at her home at abou
Statement on the Tragic Death of Oluwatoyin Salau
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the murder of Oluwatoyin Salau, David J. Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition, released the followin
Statement on Tragic Deaths of Dominique Fells and Riah Milton
NEW YORK — This week, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells and Riah Milton, two Black transgender women, were killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Libe
Statement on Tragic Death of Monika Diamond
NORTH CAROLINA – In response to the slaying of Monika Diamond, the National Black Justice Coalition released the following statements: Monika Diamond, a 34-year-
Statement on the Assault of Iyanna Dior
MINNESOTA – In response to the brutal beating of Iyanna Dior, the National Black Justice Coalition released the following statements: “Too many members of
Statement Mourning Tragic Death of Tony McDade by Police
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to news that Tony McDade, a Black transgender man, was murdered in Tallahassee, FL yesterday by police, David J. Johns, Executive Director
National Black Justice Coalition Calls for Justice in the Murder of McKinsley LaKeith Lincoln
WASHINGTON, DC — On the morning of May 15, 2020, the family of McKinsley LaKeith Lincoln filed a missing person report after McKinsley had been missing from the family
Mourning Those We Have Lost
Bailey Reeves and Bee Love are the latest to be memorialized in 2019. Tragically, this year has already seen at least 18 transgender people fatally shot or killed by other violent
National Black Justice Coalition Statement on Security Over Policing of LGBTQ/SGL Patrons
Yesterday, eight coworkers from the advocacy group Bienestar Human Services were forcefully dragged out of the bar Las Perlas in Los Angeles after being harrassed by a coupl