American Problems, Trans Solutions

In the U.S., Black trans people are among the most marginalized of marginalized Americans.  Award-winning journalist Imara Jones shares the stories of trans leaders Kayla Gore, Breonna McCree, and Oluchi Omeoga who, despite the record-breaking number of anti-trans bills passed in 2023, are addressing critical issues surrounding economic empowerment and human dignity with heart and vision.

In the U.S., Black trans people are among the most marginalized of marginalized Americans.  Award-winning journalist Imara Jones shares the stories of trans leaders Kayla Gore, Breonna McCree, and Oluchi Omeoga who, despite the record-breaking number of anti-trans bills passed in 2023, are addressing critical issues surrounding economic empowerment and human dignity with heart and vision.

Oluchi Omeoga, the co-director of the Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP) talks about the origins of the Minneapolis, MN organization. They center their work at the intersection of race, gender identity and immigration which Omeoga understands as a Black trans leader/activist whose family is Igbo of Nigeria.

Breonna McCree, the co-executive director of The Transgender District in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, shares her own personal story of being told no and how it affected her for years. McCree's mindset changed when she met someone that believed in her and life would never be the same from that point on.

What does home mean to you? Kayla Gore, the founder and executive director of My Sistah's House, shares her own story of homelessness and home ownership. Gore also talks about housing for Memphis, Tennessee's Black transgender people, and what she hopes her organization accomplishes today and in the future.