Protect Black Trans Men: Avary Palmer is OUR Brother!
WASHINGTON–On June 24th, Avary Palmer, a Black trans man, was drugged and raped by a United States Marshall. Palmer shared his experience via Instagram. In response to
National Black Justice Coalition on Democratic Debates: Black LGBTQ/SGL Rights Matter Too!
WASHINGTON — In response to the first night of Democratic Debates, David J. Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition released the following st
National Black Justice Coalition on SCOTUS Citizenship Question Decision
WASHINGTON–Today, the Supreme Court announced their ruling on the controversial citizenship question that was slated to appear on the 2020 census, blocking the questio
NBJC on National HIV Testing Day
WASHINGTON — Today, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. In recognition of the day, David Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), re
NBJC on the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Resistance
WASHINGTON — Today, June 28, is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Resistance. On June 28th, 1969, as the Stonewall Inn was being raided by New York police, it is s
NBJC Celebrates Human Rights Campaign Announcing the New President
WASHINGTON — On June 25th, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced a new President will take office in August, Alphonso B. David, an accomplished and nationally-recog
The Murder of Chynal Lindsey: “We Are Still Fighting For Our Lives”
WASHINGTON – Recently, Chynal Lindsey, 26, a Black transgender woman from Dallas, Texas was killed. Gender violence continues to disproportionately impact Black women
How Can We Celebrate Pride If We Keep Dying?
WASHINGTON — This past weekend, Muhlaysia Booker, a young Black Transgender woman, was found murdered in Dallas, Texas. In April of this year, she was filmed being hor
NBJC Statement on Equality Act Vote
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender iden
Report: LGBT People in Rural America
The image of rural America is often white, working class, and socially conservative — and most definitely not where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same-gender