Standing in Solidarity with Mississippi Community Around Marco McMillian Homicide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 28, 2013 – Yesterday, the body of Marco McMillian, an openly gay Black mayoral candidate, was found on the Mississippi River levee. T
NBJC Applauds House’s Passage of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 28, 2013 – The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation's leading Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
Friends of VAWA Coalition Calls on the House to Defeat the Substitute to S. 47 and Pass the Bipartisan Senate Bill
Washington, D.C. – The 73 undersigned national organizations issued the following statement opposing the House Republican substitute for the bi-partisan Senate bill (S
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
NBJC Applauds Senate’s Passage of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
NBJC applauds the U.S. Senate’s passage yesterday of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization bill, which includes explicit protections for LGBT survivors of dom
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
Activists: LGBT Communities Must Ally with Others to Ensure Equality for All
When President Barack Obama announced Tuesday in Las Vegas that now is the time for “common-sense comprehensive immigration reform,” he echoed a crucial portion of the
Residents Rally Against Violence and Gay Bashing
Yesterday, citizens took to the streets of East Baltimore to begin the New Year standing up against an issue that remains an unspoken taboo amongst the African American communities
Officials, Activists Rally Against Violence Targeted at Gays
Activists, public officials and residents gathered Saturday outside an east Baltimore liquor store — where a man was severely beaten on Christmas Day — to protest viole
National Black Justice Coalition Stands in Solidarity with Baltimore’s Kenni Shaw
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 4, 2013 – Tomorrow, Saturday, January 5, at noon, Baltimore's Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and t