Two Black Trans Women Shot to Death in Baltimore Just Ten Weeks Apart. Sophie Lee is the Most Recent Victim.

On Friday, September 11, 2026, a 27 year old Black trans woman was found dying from multiple gunshot wounds in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore. Her name was Sophie Lee. The Crime According to WBALTV, officers responded to a call at 1:16 a.m. and found the victim in the area of North Calvert Street […]

White women should insert ourselves in the investigation of the death of a Black woman in Mississippi

I remember reading about 16-year-old Juliana Umba Nzita, a Black teenager found hanging from a tree on May 8, 2026, in the yard of the United House of Prayer for All People on West Sugar Creek Road in north Charlotte, North Carolina. The explanation that she died by suicide felt wrong to me. I was […]

Black trans teen Jayla McGee died a violent death on July 5th in Florida. Why isn’t the media covering her story?

Another Black trans teen appears to have been killed, this time near Belle Glade, Florida. Belle Glade is part of Palm Beach. Her name was Jayla McGee and she was 19. Reports surfaced on Facebook and other social media platforms that a 19-year-old Black trans person had died a violent death on Sunday, July 5, […]

FOUND SAFE Black trans teen Kailynn Porter missing in Pennsylvania since July 11.

UPDATE – Kailynn is back home as of Sunday, July 20, 2026. She is safe and recovering. Updated: Kailynn Porter has been missing since July 11, 2026. A 19 year old Black trans woman, Kailynn Porter, has been missing from her family home in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania since Saturday, July 11, 2026. Her family […]

As the US celebrates our 250th anniversary, a 38 year old Black Trans Woman Dies By Gun Violence in Baltimore.

A 38-year-old Black trans woman was shot to death in Baltimore on June 23, 2026. Her name was Asia Williams. The Crime On June 23 around 10:49 p.m., officers were called to Mega Tobacco & Convenience, located at 5211 York Road, for a reported shooting, according to authorities. There, officers found a 38-year-old woman and a 27-year-old […]

Honoring the life of Kayonna Ankeny, a Black trans woman, shot to death in Georgia three years ago.

In February 2023. the body of a Black trans woman was discovered in an abandoned building in Augusta, Georgia. While she was identified, her life and death did not come to our attention until now. Her name was Kayonna Ankeny. The Crime On Sunday, February 5, 2023, Richmond County deputies were called to vacant building […]

32 Year Old Black Trans Woman La’Daijah Walters Fatally Shot In Alabama

La’Daijah Walters was shot and killed in Mobile, Alabama The Crime WKRG reports: Mobile police have confirmed a [person] was shot and killed the morning at [of June 22] Plantation Estates apartments. According to an MPD news release, the shooting happened around 6:35 a.m. inside an apartment unit at 5725 Old Pascagoula Road. No information […]

A Black trans woman died in a Birmingham Jail

A 32-year-old Black trans woman died while in police custody in the Birmgingham City Jail. Just two days later, a 35-year-old Black male was found dead in his cell in the same jail. No cause of death is available in either case. The Black trans woman was named Kalena “Peaches” Croskey. The crime According to […]

2026 List of Trans Deaths Now Includes Leia Trysiss Ali, a Fa’afafine from America Samoa

Her name was Leia Trysiss Ali. She was 35 years old when reports of her suspicious death came to light in Las Vegas, Nevada. Little is know and/or confirmed of the circumstances of death. Honoring Leia Leia was born and raised in American Samoa, she was of of Fijian/Indian descent. She graduated from Leone High […]

Marlow Trottie, 35, is the latest Black Trans woman victim of homicide

A 35-year-old Black trans woman named Marlow Trottie was killed in Alexandria, Louisiana on June 8, 2026. The Crime Police are investigating a homicide in the 2400 block of Cummins Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. Officers responded to the scene around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8, regarding a person who had been found deceased. An […]