CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com WASHINGTON –Dr. David J. Johns, CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC), issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s first-day executive orders targeting transgender people and dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs:  “On his first days in office, President Trump clarified that his ..read more

Event Part of National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2025 Creating Change Conference LAS VEGAS – Wednesday, January 22nd, at 11:00AM PST, the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC), a leading national Black LGBTQ+/Same-gender loving (SGL) civil rights organization, will host its annual signature event, The Black Institute, a Black-led and -centered space for Black LGBTQ+/Same-Gender Loving leaders ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com WASHINGTON –Dr. David J. Johns, CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s declaration that he considers the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution as the law of the land:  “President Biden’s declaration that the Equal Rights ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com WASHINGTON –Dr. David J. Johns, CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC) issued the following statement in response to President Biden granting clemency to nearly 2,500 individuals convicted of nonviolent drug offenses who have been serving disproportionately long sentences:  “President Biden’s decision to grant clemency to ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com WASHINGTON – Following the Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which still included a discriminatory and targeted ban of some gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members, I wanted to make sure you had comment from Dr. David J. Johns, CEO & Executive Director of the National ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com CEO & Executive Director Dr. David J. Johns Calls on Senate to Remove Provision, White House to Announce it Will Veto if Necessary WASHINGTON –Dr. David J. Johns, CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC), issued the following statement in response to Republicans in the U.S ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com  WASHINGTON – Today, the National Black Justice Collective  (NBJC), a leading national Black LGBTQ+/Same-gender loving (SGL) civil rights organization, will commemorate its 21st anniversary by celebrating and supporting Black LGBTQ+ children, youth, and young adults and investing in 31 organizations, including ten new grantees, that ensure our young people thrive ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com WASHINGTON –In commemoration of this year’s World AIDS Day, Dr. David J. Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC), a leading Black LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, issued the following statement: “Today, we pause to honor the lives stolen by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, to celebrate the resilience of ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com  WASHINGTON – On Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience, the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC), a leading Black LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, honors the lives of transgender people, especially Black transgender women, who have been tragically taken from us due to violence, discrimination, and systemic neglect. Dr. David J. Johns ..read more

CONTACT: Jordan Wilhelmi | jordan@unbendablemedia.com  WASHINGTON – After the sudden passing of public health and LGBTQ+/SGL rights advocate Antonio Cornelius Baker, Dr. David J. Johns, CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Collective (NBJC), a leading civil rights organization, issued the following statement: “It is with deep sadness and profound grief that we ..read more