Black/African American Resources

Black/African American Resources

• Coming Out For African Americans: HRC provides a guide to handling the challenges of coming out for African Americans.
• National Advocacy Organization of Black Lesbians: Zuna Institute is a non profit national advocacy organization for Black Lesbians. Its focus is the economic development, education public policy support, and improved health of its constituents.
• ZAMI NOBLA (National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging): ZAMI NOBLA is an off-shoot of ZAMI: Atlanta’s premiere organization for lesbians of African descent based in Atlanta, Georgia. ZAMI was in existence for over 25 years and was intentionally known for its advocacy work on behalf of Black lesbians, social justice organizing and it’s Audre Lorde Scholarship Fund.
• Black Lesbians United Retreat: The BLU retreat is an opportunity for women of African Descent to celebrate, build community, and share good times with women who love women.
• Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) LGBT lives and organizations:From https://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/
• RedBone Press:  RedBone Press publishes work celebrating the cultures of Black lesbians and gay men, and work that further promotes understanding between Black gays and lesbians and the Black mainstream.
• National Black Justice Coalition: A civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
• The Center for Black Equality: Our mission is to promote a multinational LGBT network dedicated to improving health and wellness opportunities, economic empowerment, and equal rights while promoting individual and collective work, responsibility and self-determination.
• The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry: The African American Roundtable at CLGS (AART) seeks the full inclusion of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in communities of faith and the mobilization of Black communities of faith in support of social justice for LGBT people