Malaika Jabali
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After A Wrongful Conviction, This Black Man Earned A Law Degree. Now He’s Advocating For Criminal Justice Reform
As a teenager, Jarrett Adams was wrongfully convicted and served 10 years in prison, even though he did not commit the crime. Since being released,...
New York Celebrates Longtime Civil Rights Activist With Launch Of University Fellowship Named In Her Honor
Special honors are being bestowed on a long-time civil rights activist in New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Dr. Hazel Dukes Fellowship and Black...
Why Is Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ Hypersexualizing The Only Black Woman Who Made It Out Of The Pods?
As a longtime fan of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” franchise, I was excited when the first six episodes of season six dropped. But I was...
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....
Donald Trump Ordered To Pay More Than $350 Million In New York Civil Fraud Case
A New York judge has ordered former President Donald Trump and The Trump Organization to pay over $350 million in damages in a civil business...
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...
‘I Don’t Have To Do Nothing But Stay Black And Die!’ Is A Phrase Of Resistance. Here’s Where It Came From
I can remember begging my Mom as a child for a new toy, imploring that she simply “had to get it for me.” Her response:...