A Few Apps, Tips, and Websites to Get You Through Hurricane Sandy
by Jamilah King, Phoenix Soleil on October 29 2012, 3:30PM
Need a few last minute tips to help ride out Hurricane Sandy? We got you.
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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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Jeff Chang on Hope, Change and How Culture Can Shape Politics
by Jamilah King on October 17 2012, 10:06AM
The author of one of the hip-hop generation’s seminal texts talks about shifting cultural images of Barack Obama, storytelling and what’s been inspiring him lately.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Facing Race 2012, Politics
Happy National Coming Out Day! Tell Us What Makes You So Fabulous
by Jamilah King on October 11 2012, 12:38PM
UndocuQueer activists have given a new meaning to the phrase “coming out.” We’re sharing some of their work in hopes that it’ll inspire you to share your stories.
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Class Action Lawsuit Moves Forward Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk
by Jamilah King on October 11 2012, 11:38AM
Get ready for a legal showdown.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Stacey Dash Defends Mitt Romney Endorsement on CNN
by Jamilah King on October 10 2012, 2:28PM
“I want the next four years to be different,” the actress told Piers Morgan.
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Junot Díaz, Louise Erdrich Among National Book Award Nominees
by Jamilah King on October 10 2012, 1:42PM
Get your library cards ready.
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What Lupe Fiasco’s Brand Of Hip-Hop Says About Our Political Culture
by Jamilah King on October 10 2012, 9:57AM
His outspoken politics aren’t all that surprising. But they’re unique at a time when hip-hop’s afraid to be too confrontational.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Michigan Students Fight Florida Pastor’s Anti-Muslim Attacks
by Jamilah King on October 10 2012, 9:53AM
They’re fighting hate with love. And winning.
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Watch the Only Known Recording of NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk in Action
by Jamilah King on October 9 2012, 2:39PM
A Harlem teenager secretly recorded his encounter with NYPD officers in his neighborhood.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Today’s the Last Day to Register to Vote in Over a Dozen States
by Jamilah King on October 9 2012, 11:35AM
Have you registered to vote yet?
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Ava DuVernay Presents Prison’s New Math in ‘Middle of Nowhere’
by Jamilah King on October 5 2012, 10:09AM
The award-winning director talks about her latest film and her proudest moments.
Topics: 'Middle of Nowhere', Arts & Culture
Lakers Sign the NBA’s First Salvadoran-Honduran Player Ronnie Aguilar
by Jamilah King on October 4 2012, 1:13PM
The 7’1’ center was signed to a training camp contract with his hometown team.
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Orlando Cruz Becomes First Openly Gay Man in Boxing
by Jamilah King on October 4 2012, 10:07AM
The Puerto Rican athlete says he’s a “proud gay man.”
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Watch Tonight’s Presidential Campaign Debates With Us!
by Jamilah King on October 3 2012, 3:57PM
Colorlines.com’s economic justice reporter Imara Jones will be livetweeting tonight’s debate.
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Harlem Woman Becomes Episcopal Church’s First Female Korean-American Priest
by Jamilah King on October 3 2012, 11:49AM
Christine Lee is breaking down barriers for Asian Americans in Harlem.
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Shonda Rhimes Teams Up With ‘Awkward Black Girl’ Issa Rae for New ABC Comedy
by Jamilah King on October 3 2012, 11:47AM
Get ready for a lot more of Awkward Black Girl.
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Why Consumers of Color Should Care About T-Mobile’s MetroPCS Merger
by Jamilah King on October 3 2012, 11:31AM
Get ready for another wild ride in the telecom industry.
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A Tech Innovation in Detroit: Connect People, Not Computers
by Jamilah King on October 3 2012, 10:05AM
A technology project in Detroit is making in-roads based on an old school philosophy that the Internet can’t solve every problem by itself.
Topics: Dispatches, Economy, Media
Oscar Grant’s Mother Turns to New Theater Project to Explore Grief
by Jamilah King on October 3 2012, 9:38AM
Love Balm for My SpiritChild is a 4-part performance featuring mothers who’ve lost children to violence.
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Junot Díaz Thanks ‘Teachers and Librarians’ for Genius Grant
by Jamilah King on October 3 2012, 9:37AM
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author shows some love to the folks who helped him develop his passion for books.
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