Qween Jean
Qween Jean, first openly transgender person to win a Tony award in 2026. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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MJ Rodriguez
MJ Rodriguez born in 1991, in 2021, she became the first transgender woman to earn an Emmy award nomination in a major acting category; she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in the third and final season of Pose. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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Davonta Curtis, 31, a Black transgender woman from Chicago, was found murdered in her apartment on April 5, 2026. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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Aariana Rose Philip born in 2001 in Antigua. In 2018, she became the first Black, transgender, and physically disabled model to ever be represented by a major modeling agency. And in the 2026 Met Gala, she was the first wheelchair user to attend.
Read more "Aariana Rose Philip"Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox born in 1972 made history on the July 31, 2025, episode of Celebrity Family Feud by leading the show’s first all-transgender team.
Read more "Laverne Cox"Tai’Vion Lathan
Tai’Vion Lathan, a 24-year-old Black transgender woman who also went by Tai, was found dead in a neighborhood in East Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, August 4th, 2024.
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Vanity Williams 34, Black transgender woman was an Air Force veteran in nursing school. Was shot and killed in Houston, Texas on August 3, 2024.
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Redd aka Barbie, 25, Black transgender woman. On September 8, 2024, she was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois.
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Honee Daniels aka Honee Moffett, 37 Black transgender woman killed via hit and run in Rochester, NY IN 10/2/2024.
Read more "Honee Daniels"Quanesha Shantel
Quanesha Shantel, aka Cocoa, 26, Black transgender woman was killed on November 15,2024 in Greensboro, NC.
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