Two Black Minnesota Women activists and a US Army Veteran called out a Christian pastor who works for ICE. Now they have been arrested.

UPDATE all three have been released Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen and William Kelly. Three community leaders and activists. Today, they were arrested by the federal government for their role in a recent protest at a St. Paul Christian Church helmed by an employee, an agent of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Some parishioners were […]

Gun Violence Claims Life of Black Trans Woman in Houston

Diamond Serenity Brigman

The Crime This weekend, Diamond Cherish Brigman, a 36 year old Black trans woman, was killed in Houston. Diamond died around 1 AM on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The cause of death was multiple gun shot injuries. Witnesses reported to police that a white 2017 Chevrolet Malibu LT stopped near the victim, who was standing […]

A Second 30 Year Old Black Trans Woman Killed in DC

The Crime For the second time this month, the District of Columbia has lost a 30 year old Black trans woman to violence. On Saturday, October 14, Anee Roberson, also known as A’nee Johnson, was assaulted and left in the street where a vehicle struck her. She later died at a local hospital. Investigators say […]

Black Trans Woman Rasheeda Williams Killed in Atlanta

35-year-old Black trans woman Rasheeda Williams was shot and killed in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Rasheeda was a performance artist known as Koko Da Doll and Hollywood Koko Police reports indicate a person was found dead near a shopping plaza in southwest Atlanta. They confirmed a person was found shot to death at […]

Two Black Trans Women Died This Week, in Milwaukee and in Augusta

The week started with a terrible loss on Saturday, July 16, in Milwaukee where 34-year-old Toi Davis, a Black trans woman, was found dead in a local neighborhood under suspicious circumstances. Details around her death are not clear at this point, but the impact of her death among her friends and family leave little doubt […]

Black Trans Woman Martasia Richmond Murdered in Chicago

Martasia Richmond Chicago Black Trans Woman

TransGriot broke the news that another Black trans woman was murdered in Chicago this week. Her name was Martasia Richmond. She died from multiple stab wounds in the West Englewood neighborhood. From the Windy City Times An individual was found with multiple stabbed wounds after Chicago Police Department (CPD) answered a call of domestic battery […]