The 90th Anniversary of a Women’s Right to Vote
by Jamilah King, Hatty Lee on August 21 2010, 11:45AM
The movements for women’s rights and racial justice have a long, intertwined history.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, History
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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Readers Love Cuddling, and Social Security
by Jamilah King on August 21 2010, 10:00AM
A round-up of some of this week’s best reader-lead conversations.
Topics: Technology
Al Franken: Net Neutrality is the Free Speech Issue of Our Time
by Jamilah King on August 20 2010, 3:11PM
Hundreds gather in the Twin Cities and online to put real faces to the debate over broadband access and regulation.
Topics: Technology
“Bed Intruder” Rant Earns Dodson Family a New Home
by Jamilah King on August 20 2010, 1:27PM
Antoine Dodon’s still cashing in on his newfound fame.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Technology
Wyclef Says His Troubled Haiti Campaign Isn’t Done Yet
by Jamilah King on August 20 2010, 10:09AM
Shady money dealings, and Haitian residency, become the candidate’s biggest roadblocks.
Topics: Global Affairs, Haiti
Black Men Cuddle on Subway, Web Hits Panic Button
by Jamilah King on August 19 2010, 2:19PM
Happy, healthy queer people just seem like too much to handle.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Palin Defends Dr. Laura: “Don’t Retreat…Reload”
by Jamilah King on August 19 2010, 1:52PM
They’re both still confused.
Topics: Media
GOP Backs Away From Its Bright Young Stars of Color
by Jamilah King on August 18 2010, 3:15PM
They’re just not conservative enough.
Topics: 2010 Elections
More Money, More Problems for Jerry Brown, Too
by Jamilah King on August 17 2010, 6:47PM
Controversy erupts over pension records, which could cost taxpayers millions.
Topics: Politics
Mom Sues After State Takes Baby in Hospital Translation Horror
by Jamilah King on August 17 2010, 6:36PM
Hospital officials deemed the mother unfit because she spoke an indigenous language.
Topics: Health, Immigration
Sherrod Shakes Her Fist at Breitbart—and Hugs the NAACP
by Jamilah King on August 17 2010, 4:07PM
She calls Brietbart “some Tea Party agitator,” but says let’s put the NAACP’s flub “behind us.”
Topics: Shirley Sherrod
House Dems Warn Google-Verizon Deal Will Widen Digital Divide
by Jamilah King on August 17 2010, 12:59PM
FCC was reportedly “very close” to deal that included wireless protections for users.
Topics: Technology
Harry Reid’s “Ground Zero Mosque” Fail
by Jamilah King on August 16 2010, 6:29PM
Majority leader cowers under pressure from GOP rival.
Topics: Mosque Mania
Meg Whitman’s Spending Spree Continues
by Jamilah King on August 16 2010, 3:10PM
Former eBay boss adds another $13 million from personal fortune to campaign for CA governor.
Topics: Politics
Arpaio’s Been Hazing Arizona for Years
by Jamilah King on August 16 2010, 1:23PM
Arpaio’s tactics aren’t just humiliating. They’re deadly.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration
Letter Urges French to Repay Haiti’s “Independence Debt”
by Jamilah King on August 16 2010, 10:46AM
Activists claim France “extorted” the money, now estimated to be worth $22 billion.
Topics: Global Affairs, Haiti
Here’s Why the Broadband Debate Matters For You
by Jamilah King on August 13 2010, 2:08PM
Yeah, it’s complicated. But here’s a primer on “net neutrality” and why communities of color should care about it.
Topics: Net Neutrality, Technology
Web Bangs on “EvilGoogle” HQ Door
by Jamilah King on August 12 2010, 6:46PM
As the debate fades in Washington, it’s picking up everywhere else.
Topics: Technology
Feds Probe Detroit Cops’ Shooting of 7-Year-Old Girl
by Jamilah King on August 12 2010, 3:31PM
And it’s not the first time Detroit police have been eyed by the feds amid brutality claims.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Broadband “Stamps” for the Web’s Poor
by Jamilah King on August 12 2010, 9:04AM
Because why bother with universal access?
Topics: Technology
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