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Happy Heavenly Birthday Sistah March 16 a queen was born.

We are celebrating the life of Mikayla Caldwell Capozzi who has passed away February 14, 2026. It’s been such a immense impact processing this huge loss to us as a community so we are centering the ways grief is showing up for us by reflecting on the experiences we shared with our Diva Mikayla and even though it’s been over a decade it feels so short of time. One of our core leaders we worked with closely for many years, She reminded many of us to take up space because we belong everywhere especially as black trans people who are often pushed to the deepest corners of society. She was a powerful leader, community organizer, poet, sister, daughter, auntie, friend, artist and mentor. She was charisma in practice and contributed joy to many of our lives.

To join us email us at events@blacktransmedia.org for location details to turn up and celebrate Mikaylas existence in this world with us Saturday, March 21st, 2026 from 5pm to 9pm at Blacktransmedia. We will be dancing, eating, watching media and community building thru love, laughter, reflections, visions tenderness while we share me memories of her.

Show up and Show out in the name of Mikayla Caldwell Capozzi who was a queen in every sense of the word and even if you didn’t get an opportunity to meet her use this space to celebrate a transcestor with community.

Black Trans Media winter schedule is here :

Monday & Friday - Virtual Meditations 12-12:30pm EST

Tuesday - Technical Tuesdays 5-7pm EST (in person)

Wednesday - Black Trans Creatives 4-7pm (hybrid)

Friday - Film Screening Fridays [Bi-weekly] 5-9pm EST (in person)

Saturday - Digital Support Space 3-4:00pm EST

if your interested to join us email us at events@blacktransmedia.org

Honoring Phoenix Nastasha Russell

A mother, sister, daughter, cousin, aunty and the embodiment of black trans resistance and change. She is Black Trans Medias Poet Laureate, a significantly outstanding performer whose words would encapsulate you in emotions taking you thru chapters of a story in just a reading, Oeee she was always that good and remarkable. A thought leader, a very powerful and intelligent woman. She was also a very loved community member and a fierce advocate for lgbtq people particularly black trans people. One who wasn’t enthralled with the pursuit of recognition but busy making sustainable change. She was such a great spades player and would often have people hesitant to play if she wasn’t on their team, a very joyful spirit whose passing felt too soon, it seems the universe needed her more in another dimension. She had so many dreams and goals that she was actively working on and yet she accomplished so much in her short time with us in this realm.

Celebrating her transition also felt extremely hard, thinking of her sheer smile would light up even the darkest corners of any place and can make you reminisce and reflect on how at times the world doesn’t seem as bright and although this year marks her 6th birthday without us, making her 62, it doesn’t get easier to process. She was introduced to the world February 3, 1963 and transitioned February 8, 2019 at 56. This year we laugh, dance, smile and share our creativity in her honor.

Her passing also serves as a reminder that there is such a vibrant legacy that lives within our hearts and minds. She would want us to pursue our wildest dreams despite what the political landscape would have us believe.

To encourage and continue to move our black trans collective resistance onward. We uplift her time in this dimension because it reflects what you can be when you lead with the visions you have for yourself and although there may be external forces that work to limit your potential as black trans people we must never do that to our possibilities.

This month for our Open Mic, the last Friday we will center her with a night of performances and more. Stay Tuned for details soon.

💥 IM 1 YEAR IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE BABY 💥

Come celebrate with me this Saturday, May 16th at @1514loft from 8pm to 1am

8PM - 10PM Filmmaker Meetup
10PM - 1AM PARTY
1AM - Late AFTERPARTY @blacktransmedia

This event is another Fundraiser for my film @primarilycolourless We’re starting out the night with a Filmmaker meetup for you to meet ur new writers, actors, camera department, composer, anyone you’re looking to collab with in the future. We’ll use a sticker system to easily recognize positions!
🩵 writer
💚 director
💛 camera dept
🩷 actor / actress
🧡 composer
❤️ crew (art department, sound, gaffer, editor, hair, make up)
💜 production
🤎 animator

After that, we gotta shake some ass to celebrate my 1 yearrrrr with on the decks DJ HOUND X INTRODUCING: BUSTER KEATON BEHIND THE DECKS! @mimzmaverick x @internetddy [debut!!!] and we’re continuing the carry at Black Trans Media’s studio after 1am 🤪

🎨 flyer by phenomenal @cielo.romeo_
concept + creative direction @indigo.envie

Ticket link in bio - discounted ticks for Black Trans folks

xoxo

See u Saturday ♡

We’re so proud of our comrades @comfreyfilms Films and their Black Trans Short Film Festival. The intention and care contributes a powerful legacy of collective power and imagination.

This year in addition to attending the festival and supporting other Black Trans artist in getting there we’re holding a film screening in NYC for Black Trans folks who aren’t in Durham to see the films.

RSVP at events@blacktransmedia.org for info to pull up at 6:30pm Saturday 5/2 at our space in nyc for the virtual film festival program.

Yesterday was the heavenly birthday of Phoenix Natasha Russell a Black Indigenous Trans poet activist and powerful leader from Brooklyn who was instrumental to our work.

Divine alignment looks like the honorable Angelina Nordstrom in town tonight for a meet and greet TONIGHT 7-9pm at Black Trans Media after Black Trans Creatives in our Bedstuy Brooklyn space with other talented writers like Dee Dee Watters.

Black Trans artist and community warm up and share writing, poetry, and space led by and for black trans folks.

RSVP to join us at events@blacktransmedia.org

NYC Join us Dec 23, 2025 from 1-7pm for our Community Care Day

We are offering free
haircuts
hairstyling
New and lightly worn
clothing
shoes

You will have the opportunity and space to build community, relax and eat some food while we converse about our visions of the coming year and honor the resistance that has taken place for us to exist in abundance.

To join us or if you have questions about the event and services or if you feel called to support/donate to this space email us at events@blacktransmedia.org

Invest in Black Trans Media a community based organization rooted in arts, culture, community, education and organizing.

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Sustain Black Trans Arts & Organizing in NYC
Over a decade ago we founded Black Trans Media to combat racial and gender based violence experienced by black trans people.

Thru our space in brooklyn we have been able to offer jobs, workshops, technology equipment to help black trans creatives put their work out into the world. A documentary and learning lab, maintain an archive, special events, film nights, supports groups, healthcare and unprecedented access to daily communtiy support for black trans communties.

Make vour check or money order pavable to Alliance for Global Justice
and mail to 225 E. 26th Street, Ste. 1, Tucson, AZ 85713.
Must note for : Black Trans Media
“We can accept foreign checks but will only cash them if the amount is at least $25, since this is the fee for depositing it.”

We need your help to keep the Black Trans Media Space Open!

Over a decade ago we founded Black Trans Media to combat racial and gender based violence experienced by black trans people.

Thru our space in brooklyn we have been able to offer jobs, workshops, technology equipment to help black trans creatives put their work out into the world. A documentary and learning lab, maintain an archive, special events, film nights, supports groups, nealthcare and unprecedented access to daily communtiy support for black trans communties.

SCAN QR code to Donate

Email us at support@blacktransmedia.org for questions and/or to connect with us if you’d like to learn more about donating or on the role and/or event you will be hosting.

It’s day 2 of QVNYC Film Festival and we’re so excited to show all the films we have been curating for you all.

We will be playing Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story at 6:30 PM EST, but stick around after the screening for a panel discussion with Co-Directors, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee (@mntntp) & Michael Mabbott (@mabbcorp), moderated by Sasha Alexander (@allthatglittersisnotgold)

RSVP link in bio. Hope to see you there!!

Black August is an important tradition, we honor organizing from the inside. Pull up in person or online today to learn more, watch media centering formerly incarcerated Black Trans comrades, and listen directly to folks like Ashley Diamond, Ky Peterson, and Isabella Fernandes.