Essential Haus

Essential Haus stands in solidarity with and their Project Band-Aid initiative which raises awareness and fights for Health Equity in the Black MSM community. 💜🩹

Essential Haus honors Adeja Lee Monae Baca, who was 19 years old when her life was taken by her 20 year old girlfriend following a domestic dispute.

Documents say the two were arguing inside a car on November 19, 2023 when Adeja Baca tried to exit the vehicle, her girlfriend maliciously hit the gas, throwing Baca to the pavement. She died from her injuries a few days later. The family said this wasn’t the first time things got out of hand with the girlfriend. “For the past year we’ve been having to run because this girl has been hurting Adeja, you know, this is already the second, third time she’s had to go to the emergency room,” Adeja’s mother said.

But, the family said, Baca always went back. “We lost our baby, we lost our baby, She won’t be forgotten. She can’t be replaced,” the family said. “We just want to create awareness so this doesn’t happen to another little girl. Somebody’s daughter. Somebody’s baby!”