Malaika Jabali
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This Black Woman Architect Broke Barriers In A Field Dominated By White Men Well Before The Civil Rights Movement
A new book, Amaza Lee Meredith Imagines Herself Modern: Architecture and the Black American Middle Class, sets out to tell the life story of its...
Hill Harper Says He Was Offered $20M To Run Against Palestinian American Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Hill Harper, a Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan, said a donor offered him $20 million if he agreed to end his Senate bid...
Did You Know About This Black Husband And Wife Duo Who Were Integral To The Civil Rights Movement?
Civil rights heroes Norman Hill and Velma Murphy Hill have released a new book: “Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain: The Extraordinary Story of...
Supreme Court Adopts First Code Of Conduct After Clarence Thomas Controversy
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it has adopted a code of ethics for its justices. The decision to implement a code of ethics comes in response...
A Grandma And The Young Man Who Accidentally Texted Her On Thanksgiving Will Spend Their 8th Year Together. This Time AirBnb Is Hosting
Every year, we love to hear about how the “Thanksgiving Grandma” Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton are spending the holiday together. It’s a story we’ve...
Two White Men Must Pay $1.25 Million For Racially Motivated Attack Against Black Man In Maine
A state judge in Maine has ordered two white men to pay $1.25 million in damages for a racially motivated attack against a Black man....
Black-Owned Morning-After Pill Brand Julie Activating At Howard University This Fall
Black-owned and operated emergency contraceptive (EC) company Julie and its non-profit arm Julie For All are working to remove the stigma and shame frequently associated...
Army Overturns Convictions Of 110 Black Soldiers Imprisoned Or Hanged After 1917 “Houston Riots”
In an effort to acknowledge and rectify its past wrongs, the U.S. Army has reversed the convictions of 110 Black soldiers convicted of mutiny, assault,...
‘Island Girls Rock’ Helps Women And Girls Cultivate Sisterhood Across Borders
Throughout her career as a storyteller, wellness advocate, community builder, and all-around creative, Chantal Miller has cultivated a sense of sisterhood. That ideal extended beyond...
Introducing Laila Edwards: The First Black Woman To Play On The U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team
Last Saturday Laila Edwards made history when she became the first Black woman to play for Team USA on the senior women’s national team. How...