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Malaika Jabali
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A Black Family In North Carolina Wants People To Stop Illegally Dumping In Their Family Cemetery
The Hodges are one of the first Black families to own land in Cumberland County, NC, and they want people to stop illegally dumping in…
Black DC Man Suing After Lottery Denied His $340M Winning Numbers Due To Website Mistake
John Cheeks is suing Powerball and the DC Lottery after they allegedly refused to grant him his $350 million winnings due to a website mistake….
Are Black Women Judicial Candidates In Houston Being Targeted With Claims That They’re Not Qualified To Run For Office?
Houston, we have a problem. A new state law that was passed last year by the Texas legislature is now “being used to question the…
California Principal Placed On Leave After Pretending To Shoot Students During An Unauthorized Active Shooter Drill
A California school principal has been placed on administrative leave due to allegations that she held a disturbing active shooter drill at a local elementary…
Here’s How Chemist Clarice Phelps Became The First Black Woman To Help Discover A New Periodic Table Element
Clarice Phelps is a trailblazing scientist who gave new meaning to the phrase “having a seat at the table” when she became the first Black…
The Case Against A Black Child Arrested For Urinating In Public Has Been Dismissed
A Black child who was arrested in Mississippi for public urination has had the case against him dismissed, according to the family’s attorney. Quantavious Eason,…
James Beard-Nominated Chef Says Racists Defaced Her New Restaurant, Cut Off Its Power
A renowned chef in Asheville, North Carolina says that vandals left racist messages on her newly opened restaurant…all within the first week of Black History…
With Illegal Child Labor On The Rise, Mom Sues Poultry Plant After Her 16-Year-Old Died On The Job
On February 1, Duvan Robert Tomas Perez’s mother Edilma Perez Ramirez filed a lawsuit over her son’s “‘gruesome’ death” after he died while working at…
Man Suspected Of Killing Black Boston Nurse Has Escaped Police Custody
A man who was captured in Kenya after being suspected of killing a beloved nurse in Boston has since escaped, authorities say. As ESSENCE reported…
Despite Some Progress In 2023, Major Threats To Economic And Social Justice Must Be Confronted
While 2023 saw some progress in the movement for economic justice, it also fueled a well-funded and coordinated backlash from people and organizations whose only…