Malaika Jabali
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Black Women In The News: Kristen Welker Makes Historic Debut As Host Of “Meet The Press”
Kristen Welker made her debut as the new moderator of NBC’s flagship politics show “Meet the Press” on Sunday morning. Welker, 47, who has been NBC’s...
Women With Pregnancy Complications Denied Abortions. They’re Now Suing Over Abortion Bans In Three States
The Center for Reproductive Rights has “filed lawsuits on behalf of several women and physicians on Tuesday, challenging” Idaho, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, “where abortion restrictions...
Black Special Police Officer Was Shot By Cop Leading A Training Session
Special police officer Maurica Manyan, a D.C. mother, was killed by a police lieutenant last year after a training session, and surveillance footage capturing the...
Black Residents Of Gullah-Geechee Enclave In Georgia Angered After Zoning Changes Pose Threat To Their Community
On Tuesday, Georgia “county commissioners voted to double the maximum size of homes allowed” on Sapelo Island. This occurred despite many Black residents and their...
$124 Million Will Be Donated To HBCUs Thanks To This Philanthropic Group
On Wednesday, the HBCU Transformation Project announced that Blue Meridian Partners was gifting $124 million “to increase enrollment, graduation rates, and employment rates for the...
University Of Alabama Fans Hurl Racist Taunts And Anti-Gay Slurs At Texas Longhorn Football Players
“Go back to the projects, f—–s!” is what is making the rounds in the latest viral video filmed from the sidelines from last weekend’s University...
Five Former Memphis Police Officers Charged With Federal Civil Rights Violations In Death Of Tyre Nichols
Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, according to the Department of Justice. Tadarrius...
Illinois Will Become First State To End Cash Bail, Addressing Disproportionate Impact On Communities Of Color
Illinois will become the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release. Under the Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, new...
Police Release Footage Showing What Happened Before Cop Fatally Shot Pregnant Ohio Woman
Police have finally released the surveillance video footage of an August 24 incident that killed 21-year-old, pregnant Ta’Kiya Young. Young, whose baby would have been...
WNBA Star Candace Parker’s New Partnership Giving Away $100,000 To Lower The Cost Of Youth Athletics Programs
WNBA star Candace Parker has received some of the most accolades in the history of female basketball players. But Parker is also working hard off...