Tag Archives: National Black Justice Coalition
![Throughout history people have been persecuted for everything from gender and race to religion and sexuality. While there have been many strides made across the board, the latter has proven to be perhaps the last group to get a fair shake at equality—that’s especially true for double minorities who happen to be Black and gay. Thankfully, there have been brave individuals who have challenged society’s norms, ideals and deeply rooted fears to redefine what it means to be an LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender] person of color in a historically oppressive world. As BlackEnterprise.com documents the struggles and triumphs of the Black LGBT community, we compiled a list of 10 of the most significant openly gay LGBT people of color. —Souleo](http://cdn.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/07/LGBT-Trailblazers-620x480-90x100.jpg "LGBT-Trailblazers-620x480")
10 Black LGBT Trailblazers – Still Black & Proud
A celebration of notable public figures that were unafraid to be Black (and gay) and proud
Members of the Black LGBT community often remain hidden but out and proud figures like…
By Souleo
July 8, 2011
Tags: Alvin ailey, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde, Bayard Rustin, Bill Clinton, Bill T. Jones, Black lesbian, Black LGBT Gallery, Fela, Gay Rights, Gay Rights Movement, Halle Berry, Harlem Renaissance, Jackie Robinson, James Baldwin, Keith Boykin, Lee Daniels, lesbian, Mabel Hampton, Martin Luther King Jr., Monster's Ball, National Black Justice Coalition, National Gay and Lesbian March, poet, Precious, Staceyann Chin, Voting Rights Act, wtb2013yourdreamyourlegacy
About This Issue: Coming Out At Work
We’re not going to pretend this was an easy topic for Black Enterprise to consider...
Being Black in corporate America is hard enough but being Black and gay almost career…
By Sonia Alleyne
July 6, 2011
Tags: African American LGBT, Black & Gay in Corporate America, black lgbt, Carolyn M. Brown, corporate diversity, Diversity, Don Lemon, Gay, homosexuality, Human Rights Campaign’s Best Places to Work, LGBT, National Black Justice Coalition, Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks, Top Companies for Diversity, workforce diversity
On the Job: Gender Identity & Sexuality Discrimination in the Office
As the LGBT community fights for equality in the workplace, one transgender employee tells his story
LGBT activist, Kylar Broadus (Source: Broadus)
As a young girl, Kylar Broadus (born Karen) always knew…
By Souleo
February 17, 2011
Tags: discrimination, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Fortune 500 companies, Gay Rights, human resources, Kylar Broadus, LGBT, Michael Greenidge, National Black Justice Coalition, On the Job, race, religion, sex change, sexuality, The Branch Solution, transgender, Treivor Branch
