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Malaika Jabali
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Is Affirmative Action Going Away? Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Two SCOTUS Cases
Before the Supreme Court adjourns for recess this summer, pundits expect them to decide on two affirmative action cases on the docket: Students for Fair…
Gas Station Owner Who Killed A Black Teen Reportedly Shot At Other Customers Before
Authorities revealed that the gas station owner who shot and killed a 14-year-old Black boy in South Carolina has been involved in at least two…
Shaq Gets Emotional Over This Kobe Bryant Anniversary On Live TV
The 2023 NBA finals are currently underway and tied up, but before Sunday’s Game 2, Lakers legend, now-commentator Shaquille O’Neal got emotional during the television…
11-Year-Old Black Boy Was Shot By Police After Calling For Help. His Family Is Now Filing A Lawsuit
Family members of Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by police after calling 911, claim the boy was shot without warning after he…
A Leading Entrepreneur At Zillow Shares This Advice For Black Tech Talent
In a fireside chat with ESSENCE at the RenderATL conference on Thursday, Zillow Group Senior Vice President of Product, Matt Daimler, shared positive news about…
Kristen Welker To Become First Black Host Of “Meet The Press”
This fall, NBC News’ major Sunday political show, “Meet the Press,” will have a new host. In September, Kristen Welker, NBC’s chief White House correspondent,…
8-Year-Old Black Girl Dies In Federal Custody After Border Patrol Reportedly Refused To Send Her To Hospital
An eight-year-old girl died in federal custody on May 17 while in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol. An internal investigation has found that…
Black Woman Stuns Doctors After Awakening From Catatonic State After 20 Years
When April Burrell was 21 years old, the former high school valedictorian and straight-A accounting student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore developed severe…
After Right-Wing Civil Rights Attacks, Black Southern Leaders Join Forces
An onslaught of laws have swept the country to weaken racial justice– from educational bans to voting rights restrictions, with much of it taking place…
Student Loan Payments To Continue Under Debt Ceiling Deal
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) filed an amendment to H.R. 3746, legislation “to raise the debt ceiling, to protect student loan borrowers and preserve the Biden…