Malaika Jabali
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Rep. Barbara Lee Plans To Run For Senate In 2024
Rep. Barbara Lee told members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday that she intends to run for Senate in 2024. The California Democrat shared...
Alabama Attorney General: Women Could Be Prosecuted For Taking Abortion Pills
A week after the federal government made it easier to obtain abortion pills, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that women in the state could...
Damar Hamlin Discharged From Buffalo Hospital
Over a week after being admitted to the hospital, Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin is going home. The Buffalo Bills official Twitter account made the...
Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Karon Blake Sparks Outrage In Washington D.C. Community
A community wants answers after a man fatally shot a 13-year-old Black middle school student whom he suspected of breaking into cars in a Washington,...
On The 100th Anniversary Of The Rosewood Massacre, We Honor Its Black Victims And Their Descendants Pushing For Reparations
Last week, Jan. 1-7, marked the 100th Anniversary of the Rosewood Massacre. In remembrance of this centennial anniversary, the University of Florida is hosting Remembering Rosewood,...
If I Become Virginia’s First Black Congresswoman, I Won’t Just Shatter A Glass Ceiling– I’ll Fight For Progress
Lois McClellan grew up in the segregated South in a family of domestic workers and laborers during the Great Depression. She became the first in...
On National Science Fiction Day, We Salute Octavia Butler
Today is National Science Fiction Day, and ESSENCE is paying tribute to one of the greatest sci-fi novelists of all time, Octavia Estelle Butler. Named...
Missing Princeton Student Reportedly Died By Suicide
Misrach Ewunetie, the missing Princeton University student whose body was found on campus in October, reportedly died by suicide. The 20-year-old was last seen at...
This Black NASA Scientist Wrote A Children’s Book That Keeps Faith At The Center
Space is no longer the final frontier as many of earth’s biggest billionaires have begun a race to colonize the known and unknown reaches of...
6 Books For Your Kwanzaa Gift List
Kwanzaa is a great time to reset and spend meaningful time with friends and family. On the last day of the celebration on Jan. 1...