Malaika Jabali
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Thousands Join Voting Rights Marches, Rallies in DC and Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Thousands of people marched and rallied peacefully in the nation’s capital and cities nationwide to demand swift federal action around voting rights. A...
Hurricane Ida Landed in New Orleans on the Same Date as Hurricane Katrina 16 Years Ago
Hurricane Ida made landfall in New Orleans Sunday, hitting the city on the same date as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Ida arrived in Louisiana with...
They Were Impacted by Incarceration as Teens. Now These Young Women Are Fighting for Change.
Nykia Watkins was 15-years-old when she was sentenced to two years in prison at the Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka, Kansas. “Being incarcerated was so...
They Were Impacted by Incarceration as Teens. Now These Young Women Are Fighting for Change.
Nykia Watkins was 15-years-old when she was sentenced to two years in prison at the Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka, Kansas. “Being incarcerated was so...
Supreme Court Ends Federal Eviction Ban
After the CDC ordered an eviction moratorium on August 3, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the eviction ban was invalid, leaving it to Congress...
Supreme Court Ends Federal Eviction Ban
After the CDC ordered an eviction moratorium on August 3, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the eviction ban was invalid, leaving it to Congress...
Michelle Obama and Celebrities Sign Open Letter to Push For Voting Rights
Former First Lady Michelle Obama and a multiracial coalition of celebrities and influencers are pushing for action on voting rights. When We All Vote and March On For Voting Rights joined...
America is Still Locking People Up for Their Activism, Including Black Women
For decades, the children’s center at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a maximum security prison in Westchester, New York, featured a wall with the...
Rachel Nichols Removed From ESPN’s NBA Coverage; ‘The Jump’ Canceled
With the return of the NBA season only a few months away, ESPN is shuffling its deck when it comes to its related content on...
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentence to Jail For ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flag Burning
Henry Tarrio, better known as “Enrique,” the leader of the right-wing Proud Boys extremist group, is copping pleas after a judge sentenced him to five...