Our Primary Goals:

With an initial focus on the states of Florida, Maryland, California, New Jersey, and Michigan NBCJ seeks to do the following:

• Support African-American pro-equality candidates at the local, state, and national levels in targeted areas;

• Identify and work in targeted majority African-American communities to counter anti-equality initiatives and legislation;

• Ensure that Black LGBTQ communities and individuals have an independent and self-determined voice on public policies and legislation enacted at the local, state, and national levels;

• Empower Black LGBTQ communities and individuals to become actively engaged in the issues that directly impact the quality of their life;

• Work with African-American political candidates at the state/national levels and elected officials to strengthen their ability to express their support for gay rights while working with the larger African-American Community in particular communities of faith.