Jameelah Nasheed
Teen Vogue
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Ahmaud Arbery Was Killed for Jogging as a Black Man in America
After a video of a George and Travis McMichael fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery went viral, the father and son were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault. → Read More
The Coronavirus Is Killing Black Americans in Alarming Numbers
The disproportionate number of COVID cases and deaths in Black communities speaks to the horrific racial inequalities in health outcomes in the United States. → Read More
Calling Black Voters Who Voted for Biden Uninformed Is Ignorant and Unproductive
In this op-ed, Jameelah Nasheed argues that progressives are ignoring history and hurting their own movement by blaming older Black voters for supporting Joe Biden. → Read More
It Shouldn't Take Violence for White Americans to Push for Black Civil Rights
From Bloody Sunday to the Black Lives Matter movement, progress on civil rights has often only come in the wake of violence against Black Americans. → Read More
The History of the Confederate Flag and What It Represents
Since the Civil War, the Confederate flag has been used as a symbol of oppression by various groups that oppose civil rights. → Read More
Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar Had the Most Speaking Time at the Democratic Debate
Warren and Klobuchar’s mic-time monopoly is the first time two women have said the most at a presidential debate. → Read More
Donald Trump’s Border Wall Threatens an Area Sacred to Tohono O’odham Native Americans
Construction in Arizona is reportedly blowing up protected land on a national monument in an area sacred to Indigenous communities. → Read More
"Zola" Review: The Mind-Blowing Film Based on a Wild Twitter Thread Lives Up to High Expectations
It's a nuanced depiction of sex work while being an examination of storytelling. → Read More
Tessa Thompson on the Importance of Love Films — Outside the White Gaze
“Black people in the center of those narratives that get to be fly and in love.” → Read More
A Black Texas Teen Was Told He Couldn't Walk in His Graduation Ceremony Unless He Cut His Locs
Deandre Arnold, a student at Texas's Barbers Hill High School, was told his locs did not comply with the dress code and he wouldn't be allowed to walk in his graduation. → Read More
Georgia College Student Alexis Crawford Was Found Dead. Now Two Suspects Have Been Arrested.
The Clark Atlanta University student was found dead in a local park days after filing a police report accusing her roommate’s boyfriend of unwanted touching. → Read More
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Won the Nobel Peace Prize for His Work Ending the Border War with Eritrea
While many had hoped Greta Thunberg might win the prestigious honor, Ahmed was celebrated for his efforts to heal Africa's second-largest country. → Read More
AOC's Haircut Isn't That Expensive. Women Are Sharing How Much They Pay for Their Own.
The Washington Times reported that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid $80 for a haircut and $180 for lowlights. → Read More
Disturbing New PSA Shows How School Shootings Have Become Normalized
The gun control group released a new back-to-school ad showing how students are learning to prepare for school shootings, rather than prevent them. → Read More
South African Teen Uyinene Mrwetyana's Killing Sparked Public Outcry Over Violence Against Women
Following reports of a gruesome death and sexual assault, people in the country are speaking out about the case and the larger problem. → Read More
What To Know About the “Year of Return”
August 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the American slave trade. African nations hope descendants of the diaspora use it as a moment to reconnect with their roots. → Read More
When You Can't Afford School Lunch, the Toll Is More Than Just Physical
The emotional stress and hunger caused by lunch shaming can take a real toll on students’ academic performance and well-being. → Read More
SoulCycle Owner's Support for Trump Shows How Capitalism Makes Us All Complicit
In this op-ed, Teen Vogue writer Jameelah Nasheed argues that our money often ends up in the pockets of people whose political views may not align with our own. → Read More
A Brief History of Black Hair, Politics, and Discrimination
New York and California just became the first states to pass laws declaring hair discrimination to be illegal. → Read More
36 Jewish Activists Were Arrested While Protesting an ICE Detention Center in New Jersey
The Never Again Action Group marched on the facility calling for "closing the camps" and the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. → Read More