Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks
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Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks serves as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), which is a national civil rights organization dedicated to empowering black LGBT people. NBJC's mission is to eradicate racism and homophobia. For more information about NBJC, visit www.nbjc.org.

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Shattering the Silence Around HIV/AIDS in the Black Community

8 Comments | Posted February 7, 2012 | g:i A

Today marks the 12th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which features public events that offer testing and prevention techniques throughout the U.S. This year's theme is "I am my Brother/Sister's Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS." This national day of community education and empowerment began as a means of engaging...

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Why We Cannot Wait: NBJC Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

23 Comments | Posted January 16, 2012 | g:i A

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation's largest black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, reflects on King's legacy as we continue to demand justice for Robert Champion Jr.

Champion, a gay drum major at Florida A&M,...

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It Takes a Village: Standing with Our LGBT Youth

0 Comments | Posted October 27, 2011 | g:i A

When I first became the executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation's leading organization advocating for black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, I was often asked why I had chosen to accept the position. I am a straight woman who was raised in...

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Department of Defense, I Am Waiting to Receive My Survey

0 Comments | Posted August 31, 2010 | g:i A

My husband is a proud member of the United States Air Force. A military career man. While he was stationed in Iraq, the moral support that helped him survive came through our letters, our calls, our communications, our connection. He had something magical to hold onto as he moved through...

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