As BLACK History Month ends, one organization continues to make sure the accomplishments of BLACK transgender Americans aren’t forgotten throughout the year. The Marsha P. Johnson Institute aims at uplifting BLACK trans voices as the LGBTQ+ community marches toward full acceptance, equality, and safety.

To protect and defend BLACK trans people’s rights, the Marsha P. Johnson Institute organizes, advocates, creates communities to heal, develops transformative leadership, and promotes collective power, the group’s mission statement declares.

“We have seen great opportunity through the social and art and cultural landscape,” Elle Moxley, the executive director and founder of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, tells The Advocate. “However, politically, we have not necessarily seen the same advancements.”

Read the full article here by Christopher Wiggins.