Black trans individuals killed in Milwaukee, DC, and Chicago

Matt Tracy

Gay City News

Chicago, IL (Navy Pier)

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ezs note:  Yeah, yeah, I know I've repeated it a hundred times, but if you see it, REPORT IT!!!

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Black Trans Woman Chyna Long Shot and Killed in Milwaukee

Trudy Ring

Advocate

Milwaukee, WI

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ezs note:  If you wish to make a donation, please go to GoFundMe to help with Chyna'a burial expenses.

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Ashley Burton, a Black Trans Hairstylist and Makeup Artist, Shot and Killed in Atlanta

Samantha Riedel

Them

Atlanta, GA

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ezs note:  Atlanta and surrounding area - if you know anything regarding the murder of Ashley Burton, please call the Atlanta police at 404-658-6666.  Thanks.

Concerns rise over suicide rates of Black transgender and nonbinary youth

Cheyanne M. Daniels, Brooke Migdon

The Hill

West Hollywood, CA

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ezs note:  Please, before you do anything tragic, call The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386.  Thanks.

'I don't want to be next': Milwaukee sees 3 Black transgender women killed in 9 months

Elliot Hughes, Drake Bentley

USA Today

Milwaukee, WI

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Jacob Blake Sr. - 'Imagine if that little boy was Black': Jacob Blake's father rebukes 'unacceptable' Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal

Taylor Ardrey

Insider

Kenosha, WI

(site where Jacob Blake was shot)

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Massachusetts - Thousands Rally In Boston For Black And Brown Trans Rights

Philip Martin

NPR

Boston, MA

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lead story - HRC Mourns Jaida Peterson, Black Transgender Woman Killed in North Carolina

Madeleine Roberts

HRC

Charlotte, NC

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ezs note:  Charlotte/Mecklenburg county (NC) - if you have any information regarding the murder of Jaida Peterson, please call the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department at 704-432-TIPS.  Thanks.

lead story - HRC Mourns Diamond Kyree Sanders, Black Transgender Woman Killed in Cincinnati

Madeleine Roberts

HRC

Cincinnati, OH

Roebling suspension bridge

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ezs note:  Cincinnati, OH/Hamilton county residents - If you have any information regarding the murder of Diamond Kyree Sanders, please call the Cincinnati Police Department Homicide Unit at 531-352-3542.  Thanks.

lead story - HRC Mourns Tyianna Alexander, Black Transgender Woman Killed in Chicago

Madeleine Roberts

HRC

Chicago, IL

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ezs note: Chicagoans -  it may be a coincidence, but two transgender women have been killed in less than a month.  Tyianna Alexander and Courtney "Eshay" Key were the victims.  If you have any information on the perpetrator(s), contact the Chicago police at 312-746-6000. Thanks.

Joe Biden - How Black, Latino And Progressive Democrats Are Forcing Biden To Rethink His Cabinet Picks

Perry Bacon Jr.

FveThirtyEight

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Alabama - Out Is In: Black and Transgender in Birmingham

Press

Birmingham Times

Mobile, AL

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Donald Trump - ‘It was great’: In leaked audio, Trump hailed low Black turnout in 2016

Nolan McCaskill
Politico

ezs note:  Aw, all we're doin' is havin' a little meetin'...

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To all my Black friends:  I urge you - really, really urge you - to do the following - if you have any doubts, register to vote.  And when the time comes around, VOTE. (And this goes for you allies, too.) 

lead story - Nonprofit hopes to build 20 'tiny homes' for Black transgender women

Julie Compton
NBC News

Memphis, TN

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lead story - Black transgender woman shot dead in Dallas

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Dallas, TX

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ezs note:  If you live in Dallas or the surrounding area, and have information about the murder of Merci Mack, please call the Dallas Police Department at 214-671-3986. Thanks.  

New Jersey - Over 50,000 Sign Petition To Replace Christopher Columbus Statue With Black, Trans Activist Marsha P. Johnson

Jemima McAvoy
Forbes

Marsha P. Johnson (1945 - 1992)

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lead story - A Black Trans Woman Named Iyanna Dior Was Beaten by a Mob In Minneapolis

E.J. Dickson
Rolling Stone

Minneapolis, MN

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ezs note  While the murder of George Floyd is taking the lion's share of attention (and VERY deserving), Iyanna Dior's brutal attack deserves our attention too.   

civil rights - HRC Mourns Tony McDade, Black Trans Man Killed in Florida

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Tallahassee, FL

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Tony McDade, please call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800.  Thanks. 

civil rights - HRC Mourns Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman Killed in Missouri

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Sikeston, MO

Harold E. Comstock (born in Sikeston)

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ezs note:  As before, this blog notes the murder of Nina Pop, except that this one has a photograph of her.  Please, take a second look.  If you recognize her and witnessed her murder, please call 573-471-8568. Thanks.     

lead story - Second black transgender women believed to be violently killed in 2 days

Muri Assunção
New York Daily News

Clewiston, FL

(Hendry County)

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 ezs note: In such a sparsely county, two such murders are truly frightening.  If you know of either Keisha Whittaker or Bee Love's killings, please turn it over to the police.  Their number is 863-674-5600.  Above all, don't be a hero - I don't want to be writing a third statistic.  Thanks.