djohns24@nul.org

Led by David J. Johns, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black LGBTQ+/SGL people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. From 2013-2017, Johns served as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans under President Barack Obama. He was also a senior education policy advisor to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions under the leadership of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and has served under the leadership of the late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA). Johns was a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow in the office of Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY). Johns was named to the Out100 list in 2021, the Root100 in both 2013 and 2014, and Ebony’s Power 100 in 2015.