Malaika Jabali
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High School Students Expelled After Viral Racist Blackface Incident
A Catholic high school in Philadelphia says that the students responsible for a racist video that showed teenage white girls in blackface are “no longer...
The Black Girl Freedom Fund Shows We Need Investment, And Not Just Words, For Black Girls
The week of February 13 – 19, 2023 marks the third annual Black Girl Freedom Week, virtually hosted by the Black Girl Freedom Fund and...
The Nonprofit ‘Yoga Behind Bars’ Is Helping Incarcerated People Heal
What does liberation look and feel like? This is a question that requires tapping into our imagination, and it’s one that Yoga Behind Bars—an organization...
Buffalo Gunman In Grocery Store Mass Shooting Gets Life In Prison
On Wednesday, Buffalo grocery store mass shooter Payton Gendron was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole. Judge Susan Eagan first read...
After Spending 28 Years In Prison For A Crime He Didn’t Commit, Lamar Johnson Is Finally Free
Lamar Johnson has spent more of his life behind bars than he has as a free man. When he was 22 years old, Johnson was...
Popular Nightclub Owner Alex Gidewon Holds Memorial Service For Brother Slain Outside Atlanta Club
Alex Gidewon has been a king of Atlanta’s nightlife scene for years, but he decided to permanently close the doors of his family’s latest venture...
This New Book Shows How Black People Were Left Behind In “Liberal” Boston
Most of us have long been taught that during the Civil War, the North was the “good” to the South’s “bad” and the place to...
Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Remembers Their Love Before She Became A Hashtag
The month of June was special to Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker. With her birthday on the 5th and his on the 10th, the couple...
Love In A Hopeful Place: These Couples Show The Power Of Black Love
Each week for Black History Month, ESSENCE is highlighting stories of Black resistance in unexpected places. Loving each other can be a revolutionary act in...
What Is Going On With This Ohio Train Derailment?
A train carrying dozens of cars of hazardous chemicals was derailed on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio causing a massive fire. After an evacuation...