Malaika Jabali
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Curtis Graves, Civil Rights Activist And Dad To “RHOP” Star Gizelle Bryant, Has Passed Away
Real Housewives of Potomac (RHOP) star Gizelle Bryant announced on Friday that her father Curtis Graves died at the age of 84. Bryant shared the...
The Obama Foundation Launches New USA Leaders Program: Meet Some Of The Black Women Selected
On Tuesday, President Obama announced the first cohort of 100 emerging changemakers selected to participate in the Obama Foundation’s Leaders USA program. This six-month leadership...
US Issues Travel Warning After American Nurse And Her Child Kidnapped In Haiti
An American nurse working for a Christian humanitarian organization in Haiti and her daughter have been kidnapped outside Port-au-Prince, according to El Roi Haiti. According to El Roi Haiti,...
The Fight For Police Reform Is Not Over
In 2014, Congresswoman Cori Bush saw the effects of policing on her St. Louis community firsthand. The police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri,...
Black Lawmakers Push Federal Government To Investigate Florida After Changing Its African American History Curriculum
Last week, Florida’s recent changes to their African American history curriculum made headlines and have been lambasted by critics. Now, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members...
UNC-Chapel Hill Bans Use Of Race, Sex In Admissions Process
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has banned the use of “race, sex, color and ethnicity” in admissions and hiring decisions, The Associated Press...
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Pulls Convention Out Of Florida Because Of Gov. DeSantis’ ‘Assault’ On Black People
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will no longer be hosting their 99th General Convention and 119th Anniversary Convention in Florida, “calling the state ‘hostile’ to...
DC Man Went From Living In A Tent To Graduating High School As Valedictorian
A man from Washington, D.C., who lived in a tent for two years, recently graduated as valedictorian of a free adult high school. Michael Jeffrey...
Houston Independent School District Turning Libraries Into Discipline Centers And Getting Rid Of Librarians At 28 Campuses
The attack on books continues, and the latest victim: Houston school libraries. In a bizarre move for a district trying to “improve student reading levels,...
Reparations Are Gaining Momentum Around The Country. This Organization Aims To Bring The Movement Together
“There is no path that does not include reparations.” Edgar Villanueva says, referring to America’s growing racial wealth gap. Villanueva, who founded the non-profit Decolonizing...