Malaika Jabali
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After Racist Texts Went Public, Scandal Rocks A Northern California Police Department
When the FBI and Contra Costa district attorney’s office were investigating Antioch Police Department (APD) officers who were suspected of committing crimes, they got more...
Literal Black Excellence: Sports Legend Pelé Added To Brazilian Dictionary, Name Now Means ‘Incomparable, Unique’
The word ‘Pele’ has been added to a Brazilian dictionary as an adjective to describe someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.” The new entry in...
EXCLUSIVE: Amid Troubling Gun Violence, Angela Ferrell-Zabala Is Fighting Back As The First Executive Director Of Moms Demand Action
On Thursday, Moms Demand Action, the grassroots arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, a movement “of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect...
Fugees Rapper Found Guilty In Political Conspiracy Case
A jury in a federal court found rapper Prakazrel Michel, better-known as Pras from the Fugees, conspiracy charges related to using foreign influence in two...
New Jersey Mayor Says She Will Step Down After Receiving Hate Mail Just Months After Black Councilwoman Was Murdered
After receiving a threatening letter in the aftermath of the unsolved February murder of a local Black councilwoman, a New Jersey mayor has announced she...
Over Half Of The Bodies Discovered From A Kenyan ‘Death Cult’ Are Children
Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, Christian pastor of the Good News International Church in Kenya is under investigation after police discovered a series of shallow graves, with...
Black Families Were Forced Out Of Now-Affluent Palm Springs. Their Descendants Are Demanding Over $2 Billion In Reparations
The city of Palm Springs has a longstanding reputation as an affluent playground for the rich and famous. The city, however, has recently made headlines...
R. Kelly Moved To Federal Prison Facility Where The “Unabomber” Is Being Held
R. Kelly has been transferred from a prison in Chicago to a federal prison in North Carolina to serve his sentence on child pornography, racketeering,...
Guns Aren’t Making Us Safer. Mothers Are
Nashville, Louisville, Dadeville, Jasper — the list of communities devastated by gun violence goes on. Some shootings you’ll hear about for days. Some won’t even...
Black New Orleans Student Sets New Record With 125 College Offers, $9 Million In Scholarships
A senior at International High School of New Orleans has set a new national record with offers from 125 colleges and universities, totaling more than $9 million...