Malaika Jabali
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New Jersey Town Settles With Family After Black Teen Singled Out In Mall Fight
In February 2022, a video of the police singling out a Black teen who was involved in a fight at a New Jersey mall went...
In 2024 And Beyond, Women Of Color Are Voting For Gun Safety
In every election cycle, a familiar question emerges: how do we energize Black and brown voters? And while the question can often be a reductive...
‘A Lot Of Black People Are Wondering, What Are We Getting For Our Loyalty?’ ESSENCE Black Futures Now Honorees Speak Candidly About The Upcoming Election
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, ESSENCE Contributing News and Politics Editor Melissa Noel sat down with two of our inaugural Black Futures...
The Howard University Ice Skating Team Made History Over The Weekend
On Saturday, Howard University made history as the first-ever HBCU with a figure skating team to compete in an inter-collegiate competition. In Newark, “[t]he Howard...
Descendants Of A Black Entrepreneur Are Fighting To Reclaim Their Family’s Land In Santa Monica
In 1957, Silas White, a Black entrepreneur purchased a valuable plot of land in Santa Monica, CA. White wanted to transform “the space into the...
Widow Of Former Haitian President Receives Indictment Over His Assassination
Three years after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, a judge handed down indictments to 51 people, including his widow, Martine Moïse, former Prime Minister...
This University Is Set To Become Just The Second HBCU In The Country To Train Veterinarians
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is set to become the second HBCU in the country to have a veterinarian school. The state of...
Are Prisons The New Plantation Wedding Venue?
Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an article about how “[c]ouples looking for something different are choosing a stretch behind bars at former prisons...
New York Celebrates Longtime Civil Rights Activist With Launch Of University Fellowship Named In Her Honor
Special honors are being bestowed on a long-time civil rights activist in New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Dr. Hazel Dukes Fellowship and Black...
A Black Family In North Carolina Wants People To Stop Illegally Dumping In Their Family Cemetery
The Hodges are one of the first Black families to own land in Cumberland County, NC, and they want people to stop illegally dumping in...