Malaika Jabali
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Is North Carolina About To Abolish The Death Penalty?
North Carolina might be abolishing the death penalty, and it’s all because of a Black man. This week, a North Carolina trial court in Johnston...
New Jersey Town Settles With Family After Black Teen Singled Out In Mall Fight
In February 2022, a video of the police singling out a Black teen who was involved in a fight at a New Jersey mall went...
In 2024 And Beyond, Women Of Color Are Voting For Gun Safety
In every election cycle, a familiar question emerges: how do we energize Black and brown voters? And while the question can often be a reductive...
‘A Lot Of Black People Are Wondering, What Are We Getting For Our Loyalty?’ ESSENCE Black Futures Now Honorees Speak Candidly About The Upcoming Election
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, ESSENCE Contributing News and Politics Editor Melissa Noel sat down with two of our inaugural Black Futures...
The Howard University Ice Skating Team Made History Over The Weekend
On Saturday, Howard University made history as the first-ever HBCU with a figure skating team to compete in an inter-collegiate competition. In Newark, “[t]he Howard...
How To Actually Win The Black Vote? ESSENCE ‘Black Futures Now’ Honorees Remind Us That Pandering Won’t Work
This Black History Month, three of our inaugural Black Futures Now honorees sat down with ESSENCE for a panel to discuss voter issues amid another...
Widow Of Former Haitian President Receives Indictment Over His Assassination
Three years after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, a judge handed down indictments to 51 people, including his widow, Martine Moïse, former Prime Minister...
This University Is Set To Become Just The Second HBCU In The Country To Train Veterinarians
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is set to become the second HBCU in the country to have a veterinarian school. The state of...
Are Prisons The New Plantation Wedding Venue?
Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an article about how “[c]ouples looking for something different are choosing a stretch behind bars at former prisons...
Did You Know Texas Had Its Own “Harriet Tubman” Who Helped Enslaved Black People Escape To Mexico?
Many of us may be familiar with the story of the Underground Railroad as a northern route that enslaved Africans used to escape and find...