Black Trans Lives Matter

Published: June 11, 2020, 4 p.m.

b'Imara Jones joins us to talk about creating a truly inclusive Black Lives Matter movement, and getting back to the roots of Pride.\\n\\u2014 Imara Jones\\xa0is an award-winning journalist, and the\\xa0creator of\\xa0TransLash,\\xa0a multi-episode series about what it is like to be transgender, especially a trans person of color, at a time of social backlash.\\xa0\\xa0\\nResources:\\n\\u2014\\xa0Trans Lifeline\\xa0-\\xa0Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis - for the trans community, by the trans community.\\n\\u2014\\xa0The Okra Project\\xa0-\\xa0The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home-cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.\\n\\u2014\\xa0The Transgender District\\xa0-\\xa0The mission of the Transgender District is to create an urban environment that fosters the rich history, culture, legacy, and empowerment of transgender people and its deep roots in the southeastern Tenderloin neighborhood.\\n\\u2014\\xa0Trans Justice Funding Project\\xa0-\\xa0The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people.\\xa0\\nMusic in this episode by Jeremy S. Bloom\\xa0and Josh Woodward ("20/20"). Theme by Alexander Overington.'