EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING BLACK TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY
The McKenzie Project Inc. is a new Black trans-led 501 c (3) organization in South Florida. We aim to uplift Black transgender and nonbinary individuals ages 18 and up, with a primary focus on Black transgender women who are 18 to 35 years in the South Florida area, especially those who are experiencing homelessness and engaging in survival sex work.
MISSION: To live, learn, and participate in building community and centering spaces by and for Black transgender and nonbinary individuals to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in order for us to become self-sufficient and flourish.
VISION: To address the barriers to joy and liberation for Black transgender and nonbinary individuals in South Florida, and we are planning to open a safe space drop-in center in the inner-city area ( Liberty City) where the majority of trans people we serve are from.
MEET JASMINE MCKENZIE
Jasmine McKenzie was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She is a Black transgender woman who is committed to changing the community by making sure other Black transgender and nonbinary people have a safe and amazing future and fighting for equity for her community. She currently working to build a drop in center that caters to the needs of Black transgender and nonbinary people in South Florida. Ms. McKenzie is also a passionate and active member of the South Florida Ballroom community and serves as the Mother of The Iconic and Legendary House of Ebony and is the Co-Chair for 2021 Trans Pride Fort Lauderdale. In her spare time, Jasmine enjoys designing pageant wear, Avant Garde hair art, and in 2016 she established her own business, Color N Raw which is a black LGBTQ+ photography and modeling studio located in Dania Beach, Florida and is patronized by the Ballroom and Black South Florida community. Jasmine and her allies are also planning the 2022 Trans Games, an indoor/outdoor sporting event for Transgender and Nonbinary people from through the United States to come together under one roof to compete against one another.
McKenzie Project Signs & Banners
