Mixed Martial Artist Fallon Fox Is Paving the Way for Transgender Athletes
by Jamilah King on May 21 2013, 1:13PM
Let’s get ready to rumble.
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Jamilah King
News Editor
New York, NY
Jamilah King is the news editor at Colorlines.com, coordinating story
assignments as news breaks, as well as covering urban politics and
youth culture. Before joining Colorlines she was associate editor at
WireTap Magazine, an online political publication that was a project
of The Nation Institute. Jamilah serves on peer review board of the
Youth Media Reporter, previously worked as contributing editor with
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, and has covered the youth vote for
Colorlines.com.
Jamilah is a former McNair scholar and Kopkind Fellow. She graduated with degrees in English and Black Studies from Pitzer College and also studied gender and development at the University of the West Indies along with labor history at City University of New York. Born and raised in San Francisco, Jamilah grew up in a single parent, working class household. She has written about her family's personal experience with violence, and is dedicated to using art to articulate new visions for the future. Jamilah participated in the Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) where she organized passenger service workers in Oakland with the Center for Third World Organizing. She studied labor history at City University of New York and worked as an organizer with SEIU and low income workers in the Bronx. She has also volunteered in the HIV community, doing outreach with Bay Area Young Positives and the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, Gays, and All-Sexuals in Kingston.
Jamilah frequently appears on community radio and media conferences
around the country, including National Conference on Media Reform and
Allied Media Conference. Jamilah's writing has also appeared on New
America Media, TheNation.com, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Alternet,
and Racialicious. She's an avid basketball fan and a recovering music
junkie.
Check out Jamilah's media appearances here.
Jamilah tweets at @jamilahking.
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1,500 Rally for Mark Carson in New York City’s Gay Mecca
by Jamilah King on May 21 2013, 10:41AM
It was the city’s largest LGBT rights rally in years.
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Friends Remember Mark Carson as a ‘Beautiful, Fabulous Gay Man’
by Jamilah King on May 20 2013, 9:43AM
The murder of a black gay man in New York City’s iconic gay neighborhood has rattled the city’s LGBT community.
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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Fruitvale Station’ Gets Standing Ovation at Cannes
by Jamilah King on May 17 2013, 11:40AM
The “little movie with a big, big heart” is grabbing the world’s attention.
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Mourners Gather for Final Farewell to Malcolm Shabazz
by Jamilah King on May 17 2013, 10:37AM
The 28-year-old will be remembered today in Oakland, Calif.
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2 Arrested in Slaying of Malcolm X’s Grandson
by Jamilah King on May 14 2013, 11:29AM
The younger Malcolm inherited, and then left behind, a complicated legacy.
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Watch the Trailer for Oscar Grant Film ‘Fruitvale Station’
by Jamilah King on May 13 2013, 11:11AM
The film adaptation of Oscar Grant’s death is heading to theaters this July.
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Finally, Beautiful Mother’s Day Cards for Every Type of Mama
by Jamilah King on May 10 2013, 3:42PM
Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? This may be it.
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Malcolm X’s Grandson Killed in Mexico During Robbery
by Jamilah King on May 10 2013, 9:30AM
The 28-year-old grandson of Malcolm X, has reportedly been found dead in Mexico City.
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Shonda Rhimes on TV’s Lack of Diversity: ‘I Think It’s Sad and Weird’
by Jamilah King on May 9 2013, 4:14PM
The most powerful woman in television has a lot to say. And she’s so on point.
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Jay Smooth on Charles Ramsey, Humor and the Trouble With Memes
by Jamilah King on May 9 2013, 12:51PM
Yes, Charles Ramsey is funny. And sure, it’s okay to laugh. But here’s something to keep in mind.
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The Sad Lesson of Charles Ramsey: We Still Love to Laugh at Black People
by Jamilah King on May 8 2013, 10:07AM
Antoine Dodson. Sweet Brown. Now the Cleveland kidnapping story’s hero. Enough already.
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Assata Shakur and a Brief History of the FBI’s Most Wanted Lists
by Jamilah King on May 8 2013, 8:07AM
What’s the purpose of the FBI’s lists? Basically, publicity and fear mongering.
Topics: History, National Security
FOX Broadcasting Cancels ‘Cops’ After 25 Years
by Jamilah King on May 6 2013, 5:11PM
The show is moving to SpikeTV.
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WNBA’s Brittney Griner Is Really Happy for Jason Collins, Wants to Inspire Others
by Jamilah King on May 6 2013, 2:01PM
And she’s a fantastic person, too.
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Jason Collins Talks Race, Coming Out, and Religion With Oprah
by Jamilah King on May 6 2013, 1:48PM
He knew the significance of his declaration.
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The Racial Wealth Divide: Why Housing Matters [Infographic]
by Jamilah King on May 6 2013, 11:05AM
We hear a lot about the racial wealth divide. Now we can see it.
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An Open Letter From Assata Shakur: ‘I Am Only One Woman’
by Jamilah King on May 6 2013, 10:39AM
The longtime political activist is once again defending herself amid renewed FBI attempts to extradite and imprison her in the United States.
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Angela Davis, Attorney Defend Assata Shakur Amid New FBI Efforts
by Jamilah King on May 3 2013, 2:43PM
But why is the renewed effort coming now?
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Sherman Alexie, and the ‘Homoerotic Extravaganza’ of Sports
by Jamilah King on May 3 2013, 11:20AM
The Indian American author and basketball enthusiast names what’s really scary for straight men.
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