DC Black Lives Matter Stands Up for Black Trans Women

On Tuesday, August 25, in Washington and in cities around the country, Black Lives Matter and organizers will stand against the violence facing black transgender women, saying once and for all that Black Trans Lives Matter.

"We say the names of Mya Hall, Kandis Capri, Elisha Walker, Shade Shuler, Ashton O'Hara, India Clark, Amber Monroe. We say the names of the black trans women whose lives have been cut short and demand that our cisgender family acknowledge that all Black Lives Matter," said Elle Hearns, Black Lives Matter strategic partner and GetEQUAL Central Regional Coordinator.

From Washington DC, to Columbus, Ohio, organizers will #SayHerName, acknowledging the incredible violence facing black transgender women, and the black transgender women murdered in 2015 alone. Since the beginning of 2015, over 19 trans women and gender nonconforming individuals have been murdered, 13 confirmed black women.

"Today, cis-black men will say the names of Black Trans women who have been victimized by our transphobia, and acknowledge that our silence equals complicity. We will uplift their names and ensure that their stories are told," said Aaron Goggans, one of the rally organizers.

#BlackLivesMatterDMV is the DC, Md., and Northern Va. arm of the global movement striving for the liberation of ALL Black people.

The Black Youth Project (BYP) amplifies the perspective of young black people around the country.

"The time is now to join #BlackLivesMatter in action as we celebrate our sisters who are living -- the very sisters who have fought next to us to sustain this declaration that has been heard around the world," said Hearns.

Online: 4 p.m. EDT on Twitter
Follow hashtags #BlackTransLivesMatter #TransLiberationTuesday on Twitter

Houston:
Tuesday, August 25 at 6 p.m CDT
Hermann Park Conservancy

Dayton:
Tuesday, August 25 at 6 p.m. EDT
Dayton Courthouse Square in Dayton, Ohio

Nashville:
Tuesday, August 25 at 1 p.m ET
Church Street and 12th Street

Chicago:
Black Trans Lives + Labor
Tuesday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m
1255 S Halsted, Chicago, IL

Columbus:
Tuesday, August 25 at 5 p.m EDT
City of Columbus - City Hall

Washington DC:
Tuesday, August 25 at 6:30 p.m EDT
Franklin Square (14th & K)

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/895465170508465/