The Future Of Anti-Police Brutality Movements

Black Queer and Trans Lives Matter: The Future of Anti-Police Brutality Movements

Join leading queer and trans black radical organizers Kiara St. James, David Johns, and Kei Williams in a discussion about the evolution of Black Lives Matter movements against police harassment and police violence. Moderated by Jewel Cadet.

Queer and trans black activists have been on the forefront of organizing Black Lives Matter protests and opposing police violence. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riot, when black queer and trans people led the way for the LGBTQ rights movement, our panel will explore the history, dynamics, and future of the movement against police brutality. We will hear from Kiara St. James of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group; David Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition and; Kei Williams of Black Lives Matter. Jewel Cadet of BYP 100 will moderate.

For more information on this program, visit https://on.nypl.org/blackqueertranslivesmatter

To see the full list of Stonewall 50 programs taking place in branches, visit www.nypl.org/events/stonewall50

Image: Marsha P. Johnson in 1970. Photo by Diana Davies.
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Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50

This event is part of a series of programs related to The New York Public Library's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a flash point in LGBTQ history. After the riots that took place at the Stonewall Inn in June 1969, the LGBTQ civil rights movement went from handfuls activists to thousands. Through a major exhibition, a series of programs, book recommendations, and more, we invite you to learn more about the emergence of the LGBTQ rights movement, as well as culture, issues, and activism today. Learn more now.

Sponsors

Major support of the Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50 exhibition and related programming is provided by The New York Community Trust, Hermes Mallea and Carey Maloney, and the TD Charitable Foundation and TD Bank. Additional support is provided by Time Warner and the Magnus Hirschfeld Endowment Fund.

Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, Jonathan Altman, and Miriam and Ira D. Wallach.