Malaika Jabali
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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...
Not During Black History Month: Fox News Co-Host Called Black Co-Worker An “Oreo”
On the sixth day of this year’s Black History Month, during a segment on The Five, Fox News co-host Jeanine Pirro used a racial slur...
This New Exhibit In NYC Is Telling The Story Of A Black Family For The First Time
For the first time in its 35-year history, The Tenement Museum in New York City is sharing the story of a Black family with its...
Jussie Smollett Petitions Court To Overturn Conviction For Staging 2019 Hate Crime
In the latest development in actor Jussie Smollett now years-long legal skirmish, he is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn the “disorderly conduct conviction”...
Former NFL Quarterback Brett Favre Must Repay Misspent Welfare Funds, Per Mississippi Auditor
Shad White, a Mississippi auditor, says that former NFL quarterback Brett Favre must repay all the misspent welfare funds, including interest. Thus the legal saga...
Colorado Police Handcuffed And Held Family of Black Girls At Gunpoint. They’re Going To Receive A $1.9 Million Settlement.
In December of 2020, Aurora, CO police officers held a Black woman and four children at gunpoint. “A video of the group lying on the...
Celebrate The Impact Of African Americans On The Arts This Black History Month
Every February, we celebrate the history, achievements, and impact of Black Americans during Black History Month. Black History Month evolved from “Negro History Week,” which...
Another Black Woman At Harvard Is Being Targeted In Wake Of DEI Attacks
Someone sent an anonymous letter to Harvard University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, alleging that Harvard’s current “chief diversity and inclusion...
Georgia DA Fani Willis Admits Personal Relationship With Special Prosecutor In Trump Case
Fani Willis, the district attorney prosecuting Trump’s election interference case in Georgia, admitted in a court filing Friday that she had a “personal relationship” with...