blaq noyz, LLC is...
'Unapologetically leading the shift to push the UNLEARNING of suppressive traditions and
beliefs that continue to cause infinite harm to our transgender communities.'
Mission Statement
To disrupt the systems that marginalize, shame, silence and illigitemize the lives of trans youth, especially in our Black and Brown communities..
About mothasistah (she/her/nadeen/queen)
- This proud, Black mother of 4 young men has given 3+ decades of service as an educator/administrator in K-college classrooms. After enduring the pain in witnessing her prepubescent, transgender son be targeted relentlessly by colleagues, students and family - and frustrated by the lack of representation of true Black and Brown trans experiences in literature, mothasistah not only founded her own consulting entity, blaq noyz, LLC, in 2021, she also published the first children's book in her series, Life... According to Z (2021), and the second book, Life...According to Z: Names (2024), which are an autobiographical account of the trauma and triumph her son has experienced since introducing himself to her between the ages of 6 and 7. Challenged by the lack of safe spaces for gender diverse children in schools (mothasistah moved out of 2 states to protect Z), medical spaces and in relative circles, mothasistah walked away from her career in 2022 to instead continue to unlearn and fight for the rights, visibility, respect - thus "righting the wrongs" - for transgender youth. she has NO regrets.