The National Association of Black and White Men Together is a gay multicultural, anti-racism organization committed to fostering supportive environments wherein racial and cultural barriers can be overcome and the goal of human equality realized. To these ends, we engage in educational, political, cultural, and social activities as a means of addressing the racism, sexism, homophobia, HIV/AIDS discrimination, and other inequities in our communities and in our lives.
COME TO OUR 2025 NATIONAL CONVENTION IN KANSAS CITY
ALL DETAILS ARE ON OUR NEW CONVENTION 2025 WEBSITE
JULY 2-5 2025
SHOW ME: LOVE • KANSAS CITY • NABWMT
November 7, 2024
The NABWMT stands with you as you navigate your routines and begin to process the profound implications of the 2024 election results. In this moment, many of us are grappling with deep uncertainty about the bedrock of our government, human rights, and the very fabric of our civil society. This election outcome represents not only a grave loss for democracy but also a fundamental challenge to the values of equality, justice, and humanity that we hold dear.
We know that, for many, these results hit home on a personal level, as the destructive policies of the incoming administration threaten the safety and dignity of our lives, families, and communities. If you are feeling unsafe, fearful, or isolated today, please know that the NABWMT is here with you; you are not alone at this moment.
Take care of yourself today – nourish your body and spirit and proceed at your own pace. Focus on the essentials, pause to ground yourself, and lean on loved ones and support networks as needed. This is a time of shared pain, and our emotions will likely shift as we begin to process and heal from this loss.
Going forward let us also remember our shared power. Our compassion for one another, our dedication to justice, and our commitment to building a more equitable society can sustain us. The election results are a painful chapter, but we are not without agency. At the end of the day, it continues to be up to us to both stand in solidarity with other social justice warriors and to take the election results as a call to action. We can transform despair into resilience, creating the momentum needed to build a just future.
For over 40 years, the NABWMT has championed the fight for justice, and we will not back down. Let this moment be a call to strengthen our resolve – both as individuals and as a community – to actively pursue racial and social justice. Here are opportunities to gather and connect, reflect, and begin the work of building a movement that can drive change.
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 6:00 PM Pacific, 9:00 PM Eastern
NABWMT will host: Resilience in Adversity, Strengthening Our Vision for Justice, designed to discuss the ramifications of the election, and to strategize on appropriate next steps for an organization committed to ending racism.
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vd-qtpz4pGdWr8vXZ1dN_G2X1QBL_5slQ
Sundays, 3:00 PM Pacific, 6:00 PM Eastern
Join the NABWMT Brother 2 Brother Rap, where members and friends come together at the table of fellowship to share our joys, our sorrows, our fears and our hopes.
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81277780520
Tuesdays, 6:00 PM Pacific, 9:00 PM Eastern
Join the Black Caucus, as we check-in as brothers and friends.
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88408284077
The Board of Directors of the National Association of Black and White Men Together
Co-Chair Ollie Lee Taylor, infantmystics@yahoo.com Co-Chair Paul Cloutier, paulcloutier@ca.rr.com
NEWS
The NABWMT Podcasts, Blogs, and Videos have been rebooted and refreshed to provide strategies and information to push back on the possible extreme policies of the elected US government. This is hosted by Ken Scott Baron on this platform and also on the NA facebook and other social media sites,
Racism and Misogyny
From the moment Kamala Harris entered the presidential race, Black women could see the mountaintop.
Across the country, they led an outpouring of Democratic elation when the vice president took over the top of the presidential ticket. But underneath their hope and determination was a persistent worry: Was America ready, they asked, to elect a Black woman?
The painful answer arrived this week.