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As Pride Month kicks off, black trans activists want their stories centered

PBS NewsHour

June is Pride Month, the anniversary of the 1969 riots by the LGBTQ community against police brutality at New York City’s Stonewall Inn. Now, with a recent wave of violence against black, transgender people, activists are demanding those stories be centered in the “Black Lives Matter” movement. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke with Imara Jones, creator of Translash Media, to learn more.