| | NBJC Joins National Black Leaders
for AIDS Strategic Planning Summit 
H. Alexander Robinson
NBJC Executive Director/CEO 
| NBJC was one of nineteen African-American organizations from the faith, media, civil rights and political sectors that came together for a national Black AIDS strategic planning summit. Convened by the Black AIDS Institute, the Balm in Gilead, and the National Black Leadership Commissionon AIDS, the goal of the summit was to hammer out the foundation of a national action plan to stop AIDS in Black communities within the next five years. "Our goal is ambitious," said Phill Wilson, executive director of the Black AIDS Institute. "But given the HIV/AIDS rates in Black America, anything less would be immoral." Read entire article here.... |
<hr> Transgender Activist Becomes 2nd Vice Chair of NBJC Board of Directors 
Kylar W. Broadus
2nd Vice Chair
NBJC Board of Directors
| Female-to-Male, transgender activist, Kylar W. Broadus was recently voted as 2nd Vice Chair of NBJC's Board of Directors. Broadus is currently an attorney with the Transgender Law and Policy Institute and since 1991has been an assistant professor of business law at Lincoln University of Missouri, a historically Black college. Additionally, Broadus has maintained a general practice of law in Columbia, Missouri since 1997. Read more here....... |
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Openly Gay African American
Public official in Colorado's History 
Darrell Watson
Taking Colorado back from
the anti-gay industry.
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run for public office as an openly LGBT Candidate!! | Want to give Dr. James Dobson a headache? Help elect the first openly gay African American public official in Colorado's history, and Denver's first openly gay city councilman. Voters in Denver have a unique opportunity to elect an exciting, committed and courageous openly gay leader. Read more here...... |
NBJC Blogger
Correspondents It is no secret that the debate of whether same-sex couples have the right to marry has been the battleground for the last six years. Is the union of two who have the same gender immoral? Will it contribute to the deterioration of society? Is it against nature? There are many questions abound that many people claim to have the answer to. Read more here...... 
Rev. Irene Monroe
McMillian Pummels
Plummer for Being Gay
"The Interruption of Everything," the title of Terry McMillan's latest book, happened when this best-selling author of "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," not only filed for divorce, but also sued her Jamaican boyfriend-turned-husband, Jonathan Plummer, who inspired the blockbuster hit of the same title. Plummer, as it turned out, is gay. Refuting allegations that her act is a vengeful homophobic tirade for being duped into marrying a young stud on the down low 23 years her junior, McMillian states she is suing her ex for $40 million citing deceit, extortion and leaving her exposed to HIV/AIDS. Read more here...
Amaechi vs. Hardaway:The Battle of Homophobia in Sports   Homophobia is part and parcel of the world of male professional sports, and so, too, in the African-American community. However, with many African-American male professional athletes also of the hip-hop generation, the combination is lethal. Read more here.... NBJC Bogger Photo 
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