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The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation's leading civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, launched the "We Will Not Be TRUMPED!" campaign earlier this year to bring awareness to the alarming concerns regarding several of President-elect Trump's nominees that must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate before they can serve in the next administration. Our goal is to inform and move to action our community in regards to these nominations. We must make our voices heard in Washington on these nominees being considered for important cabinet-level positions that could have a devastating impact on our nation's laws and public policies.



Under the "We Will Not Be TRUMPED!" campaign, NBJC has publicly opposed  four nominees: Betsy DeVos (Secretary of Education Nominee), and U.S. Representative Tom Price (Secretary of Health & Human Services Nominee), U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (Attorney General), Dr. Ben Carson (Secretary of Housing & Urban Development). Please see the full list of nominees and NBJC's statement of opposition below.

  • Opponent of public education

  • Tapped to lead Education Department with NO experience in the classroom or schools

  • Supporter of unchecked charter schools and school voucher programs

  • Contributed to organizations that support conversion therapy

  • Contributed to efforts to block marriage equality

Read NBJC's full statement opposing Betsy DeVos

Watch the Confirmation Hearing before the

Senate HELP Committee HERE.

  • Lead sponsor of legislation to repeal Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and taking away health care access to millions

  • Backed plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program

  • Backed legislation to defund Planned Parenthood

  • Supported a constitutional amendment to prohibit marriage equality

  • Voted against federal hate crimes law

  • Possibly committed ethics violations

Watch the Confirmation Hearing before the

Senate HELP Committee HERE.

Watch the Confirmation Hearing before the

Senate Finance Committee HERE.

  • Called the NAACP & ACLU "un-American"

  • Applauded the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in 2013 & opposed efforts to update the law

  • Supported a constitutional amendment to prohibit marriage equality

  • Opposed the Violence Against Women Act

  • Defended a ban of all Muslims entering the US

  • Challenged the 14th Amendment's declaration of citizenship to those born in the US

Watch Day One of Confirmation Hearing

before Senate Judiciary Committee HERE.

 

Watch Day Two of Confirmation Hearing

before Senate Judiciary Committee HERE.

  • ZERO experience in government or working on housing policy

  • Called transgender people "abnormal"

  • Advocated for states to pass so-called right-to-discriminate legislation 

Watch Confirmation Hearing before the Senate

Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee HERE.

TAKE ACTION:

Call your U.S. Senators 

TODAY!!!

877-959-6082 

As Americans we have the opportunity to take action and make our voices heard in opposition to these extreme nominees. If confirmed, these cabinet officials will have the power to implement public policies that could devastate our communities and end the great progress we have made in recent years.

 

Take a stand TODAY and call your U.S. Senators and make sure they know where you stand on these nominees. We must hold them accountable as we face a new, alarming, incoming administration. Find your US Senator contact information HERE and voice your opinion. The stability and future of our democracy depends on your actions today!

 

DON'T BE TRUMPED

Make Your Voices Heard To Congress!!!

 

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The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS.