Tea Party Favorite Uses Bed Intruder Theme to Scare Voters
by Jamilah King on October 13 2010, 12:14PM
Christine O’Donnell is desperate.
Topics: 2010 Elections, Politics
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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by Jamilah King on October 12 2010, 12:43PM
The Root releases its list of 100 black game changers.
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by Jamilah King on October 11 2010, 10:42AM
The national holiday is slowly fading off the national calendar, but groups urge the public to do more.
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ConquistaDora the Explorer’s Columbus Day
by Jamilah King on October 8 2010, 12:08PM
Just in time for Columbus Day.
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Lou Dobbs Stumbles to a Defense
by Jamilah King on October 8 2010, 11:01AM
The former talk show host responds to claims that he knowingly hired undocumented workers.
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Poll: Pelosi’s “Ethical Swamp” is Flooding (with CBC Members)
by Jamilah King on October 7 2010, 1:26PM
Over half of likely voters in competitive districts think the house speaker has failed to clean up Washington.
Topics: 2010 Elections
Jay Smooth’s Scared of Christine O’Donnell
by Jamilah King on October 7 2010, 11:37AM
And maybe we should be, too.
Topics: 2010 Elections
Racial Density: There’s a Map For That
by Jamilah King on October 6 2010, 3:00PM
See a breakdown of geographic density by race.
Topics: Media
Poll: Expect a Low Latino Voter Turnout in November
by Jamilah King on October 6 2010, 12:55PM
The nation’s often hostile debate over immigration alienated many voters.
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Did Integration Hurt Black Neighborhoods?
by Jamilah King on October 5 2010, 2:00PM
Reporter Eugene Robinson’s got a more nuanced explanation.
Topics: Economy
Tea Party Gets Anti-Net Neutrality Guide
by Jamilah King on October 5 2010, 12:07PM
As midterms approach, “patriot-activists” get a new set of talking points.
Topics: Technology
by Jamilah King on October 5 2010, 10:17AM
Brown University announced the singer has accepted one of its prestigious visiting fellowships.
Topics: Haiti
5 Other Dumb Things 50 Cent Tweeted
by Jamilah King on October 4 2010, 5:16PM
When it comes to outrageous tweets, 50 Cent is the gift that keeps on giving.
Topics: Media
Whitman, Brown Square Off In Immigration Debate
by Jamilah King on October 4 2010, 1:53PM
Whitman says she needs Latino voters, while Brown calls her bluff.
Topics: Immigration, Politics
Nicki Minaj Urges Gay Teens to “Be Brave” Amid Suicide Wave
by Jamilah King on October 4 2010, 11:27AM
The rapper’s got moving words for her gay fans. And bullies, too.
Topics: Arts & Culture, LGBT Youth
What Now? No Clear Signals in Web Regulation Battle
by Jamilah King on October 1 2010, 5:22PM
After Rep. Waxman’s aborted (flawed) proposal, advocates still want FCC to step up.
Topics: Technology
LeBron James Almost Tackles “The Race Issue”
by Jamilah King on October 1 2010, 11:53AM
Maybe there’s some truth to Jesse Jackson’s ‘runaway slave’ analogy.
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Did Meg Whitman Hire an Undocumented Maid?
by Jamilah King on September 30 2010, 6:07PM
There’s new drama in California’s governor’s race.
Topics: 2010 Elections, Immigration
Obama Lectures Young Voters on Political Apathy
by Jamilah King on September 29 2010, 6:28PM
The Democrats election strategy takes a decidedly abrasive turn.
Topics: Politics
Waxman Holds Off On Google-Verizon Internet Copycat Bill
by Jamilah King on September 29 2010, 2:42PM
Advocates worry that corporate agendas are leading the way.
Topics: Net Neutrality, Technology
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