Huffington Post Removes Andrew Brietbart From Front Page
by Jamilah King on March 24 2011, 1:01PM
Conservative writers are fine, critics say. But they’ve got to have credibility.
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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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Supreme Court Weighs Rights of Parents Facing Jail Over Child Support
by Jamilah King on March 23 2011, 5:07PM
Are child support lockups becoming debtors’ prisons?
Topics: Criminal Justice
Understanding the AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile
by Jamilah King on March 22 2011, 4:41PM
The proposed merger could have far-reaching implications for blacks and Latinos, who primarily access the Web with mobile devices.
Topics: Media
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Recounts Sobering History in Defense of Unions
by Jamilah King on March 22 2011, 10:46AM
The Labor Secretary doesn’t shy away from calling out the anti-immigrant fervor of today’s anti-labor landscape.
Topics: Wisconsin
Oakland’s Still Crawling Toward Police Reform
by Jamilah King on March 21 2011, 5:00PM
Two years after Lovelle Mixon shot and killed four cops amid a climate of deep hostility in Oakland, what’s changed?
Topics: Criminal Justice
Juan Williams Says It’s Time to Defund NPR
by Jamilah King on March 21 2011, 12:12PM
And forget journalism. His beef is deeply personal.
Topics: Politics
Wisconsin GOP Strips Union Collective Bargaining — Stay Informed
by Jamilah King on March 10 2011, 2:35PM
We’ve got pointers on how you can stay plugged into what’s happening in Madison.
Topics: Wisconsin
NAACP Faces Boycott Over Kid Rock Honor
by Jamilah King on March 9 2011, 4:46PM
The rocker still sports a confederate flag because ‘it looks cool.’
Topics: Arts & Culture
NPR’s Vivian Schiller Resigns After James O’Keefe’s Tea Party Prank
by Jamilah King on March 9 2011, 10:26AM
The conservative activist’s latest “sting” nets another progressive victim.
Topics: Media
Women Fight Back Against Street Harassment
by Jamilah King on March 8 2011, 2:45PM
In this video sent to us by a reader, women reclaim their rights to walk safely and undisturbed by strange men.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Cairo’s Million Woman March Crashed by Anti-Feminist Activists
by Jamilah King on March 8 2011, 1:35PM
On International Women’s Day, women surge forward globally, despite conservative obstacles.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Loretta Ross’s Love for Women of Color Histories
by Jamilah King on March 4 2011, 6:33PM
The longtime activist gives a brief rundown on the origins of the term “women of color.”
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Our Fantasy Picks for the NAACP Image Awards
by Jamilah King on March 4 2011, 6:28PM
We’ve rounded up our favorites. Now we wanna hear about yours.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Who’s Behind the GOP’s Anti-Sharia Law Crusade? A White Supremacist
by Jamilah King on March 3 2011, 1:32PM
David Yerushalmi doesn’t just hate Muslims. He hates everyone who’s not white.
Topics: Politics
For Girls Who Love Themselves Enough to Talk Back to Lil Wayne
by Jamilah King on March 2 2011, 6:21PM
Two little girls call Weezy out for his misogynistic music.
Topics: Celebrate Love
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee ‘Misspoke’ About Obama and Kenya
by Jamilah King on March 2 2011, 1:39PM
But the drive to paint the president as a dangerous ‘other’ won’t stop any time soon.
Topics: Politics
Texas Group Offers Scholarships Exclusively for White Males
by Jamilah King on March 2 2011, 12:11PM
Let the pity party begin.
Topics: Politics
Black Workers Central to National Union Battle
by Jamilah King on March 1 2011, 4:35PM
Public service workers are still standing up to union push backs.
Today’s Love: Adorable and Talented B-boy Edition
by Jamilah King on February 28 2011, 6:00PM
They’re probably the best dancers you’ve seen recently. And they’re still in elementary school.
Topics: Celebrate Love
Scenes from National Wisconsin Solidarity Rallies
by Jamilah King on February 28 2011, 12:40PM
From Sacramento to Raleigh, Salem to Atlanta, ordinary workers stand up for their rights.
Topics: Wisconsin
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