Malaika Jabali
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Congress Unveils Stamp Honoring Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
On Wednesday, Congressional leaders unveiled a new stamp honoring the late Civil Rights Icon, Rep. John Lewis. The final design was revealed in the Statuary...
The Most Lit All-Nighter Ever– Thousands Gathered All Night At This Brooklyn Library To Celebrate 50 Years Of Hip Hop
The Brooklyn Public Library gave new meaning to the “all-nighter” with an event marking the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop. To commemorate the...
American Medical Association Finally Admits That BMI Standards Are Racist
It’s not you, it’s BMI. On Tuesday, the American Medical Association (AMA), the country’s largest group of doctors, voted on a new policy that encourages...
Vice President Kamala Harris Announces $100 Million In Aid To The Caribbean
NASSAU, Bahamas —Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to The Bahamas for the U.S.-Caribbean Leaders Meeting on June 8, marking her first visit to the Caribbean...
Republican Says Black Americans Should Be Thanking White People For Ending Slavery
On Monday, in the middle of C-SPAN’s Juneteenth program, a man who went by Dave called in and stated “I haven’t heard any Black person...
North Carolina Reporter Removes Wig On-Air, Declares “Natural Hair Liberation Day”
Akilah Davis, the first Race and Culture Reporter for local ABC affiliate ABC11 in North Carolina, has been wearing a wig over her microlocs since...
Top Five Conversations We Don’t Want To Hear At The Juneteenth Cookout
As the oldest holiday in our country that celebrates the end of slavery, Juneteenth originally started as a small festival amongst Texan Black communities. “Originally,...
How Cash Supports Black Fathers
As the father of two young kids, I know how expensive raising children can be. Child care, co-pays for doctor’s appointments, new clothes when they...
5 Black Films From The Tribeca Film Festival You Need To Watch
For the past 22 years, filmmakers have descended upon Lower Manhattan for the renowned Tribeca Film Festival. Robert De Niro, Craig Hatkoff, and Jane Rosenthal...
Colorado Springs Police Didn’t Respond After Woman Called 911 Reporting That Her Husband Was Being Held Hostage Until After He Was Already Murdered
On June 2, Talija Campbell received a series of frantic texts from her husband Qualin Campbell. Not only did Qualin send “his wife a photo...