Talking History and America’s Racial Future
by Jamilah King on February 10 2011, 10:17AM
Channing Kennedy talks institutional racism with the folks at PostBourgie.
Topics: Immigration
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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Adults Say They’re Born Gay, and Loving It
by Jamilah King on February 9 2011, 6:00PM
The popular blog features hilarious photos of little kids who had the nerve to be different.
Topics: Celebrate Love
13 States Introduce Useless Bills to Ban Sharia Law
by Jamilah King on February 9 2011, 12:01PM
Let the unchecked and unnecessary hysteria continue.
Topics: Politics
Doctor’s Orders: Send Undocumented Patient to Mexico
by Jamilah King on February 9 2011, 10:57AM
Maria Sanchez has a banana-sized tumor in her back. But that didn’t stop a Texas hospital from giving her the boot because of her legal status.
Topics: Immigration
Rep. John Lewis Set to Write Civil Rights Graphic Novel
by Jamilah King on February 8 2011, 12:50PM
The civil rights hero calls the project “a story of involvement.”
Topics: Politics
Birthright Citizenship Bills Stalled in Arizona Senate
by Jamilah King on February 8 2011, 12:28PM
Even some stalwart GOP members seemed skeptical of challenging the Constitution.
Topics: 14th Amendment
Will Users or Telecoms Profit From FCC Broadband Expansion Plan?
by Jamilah King on February 8 2011, 11:12AM
Consumer advocates listen with skepticism and cautious hope to FCC plan for closing digital divide.
Topics: Media
Cult Actress Tura Satana Dies at 72
by Jamilah King on February 7 2011, 3:23PM
The legendary actress survived abuse, internment and later inspired “Kill Bill.”
Topics: Arts & Culture
New Orleans Council Votes to Shrink City’s Jail Size
by Jamilah King on February 7 2011, 3:17PM
Activists claim victory in the city’s move to approve a third fewer beds in new facility.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Haitian Deportee Dies After Cholera Symptoms
by Jamilah King on February 7 2011, 12:37PM
Wildrick Guerrier, 34, was reportedly healthy until he was stuck with 17 other men in a Haitian jail cell.
Topics: Global Affairs
Hines Ward Loves His Korean Birthplace, In All Its Colors
by Jamilah King on February 4 2011, 6:30PM
Pittsburgh’s star receiver pushes discussions of race across borders.
Topics: Celebrate Love
SF Supervisor Jane Kim Makes Silent Protest
by Jamilah King on February 4 2011, 1:42PM
Newly-minted politician refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Topics: Politics
Is the Internet Really Free? See For Yourself
by Jamilah King on February 4 2011, 12:56PM
Designer Yuxi You’s stunning visuals show who’s censoring the Internet — and how they’re doing it.
Topics: Egypt
Viewers Cheer Openly Gay Character on Black Sitcom
by Jamilah King on February 4 2011, 12:47PM
“Are We There Yet?” producers did something radical by keeping it simple.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Mass Murders Still Unsolved in New Mexico
by Jamilah King on February 4 2011, 11:27AM
The bodies of at least 11 women of color have been found buried in the desert.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Great Female Rappers Not Named Nicki Minaj
by Jamilah King on February 3 2011, 10:31AM
The Well Versed pays tribute to hip hop’s other leading ladies.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Anti-Abortion Activists Confirm Hit On Planned Parenthood
by Jamilah King on February 2 2011, 3:38PM
New video accuses the agency of covering up a child sex ring. Seriously?
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Planned Parenthood
Vanity Fair’s White Hollywood Issue
by Jamilah King on February 2 2011, 1:05PM
One of this year’s biggest issues includes only two black actors.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Record Year for Black Films at Sundance Festival
by Jamilah King on February 2 2011, 11:12AM
This year’s festival featured no less than 30 black filmmakers and films.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Birthday Love For Langston Hughes’s Fire
by Jamilah King on February 1 2011, 6:10PM
The celebrated poet blazed a path for younger rebels.
Topics: Celebrate Love
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