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Jameelah Nasheed

Jameelah Nasheed is an op-ed columnist for Teen Vogue. She covers news, politics, race, and culture. Follow her on Twitter.
News

Jamaica’s High Court Gives Kingston School Right to Ban Locs

“I will not be cutting my daughter’s hair.”
Music

Netflix's Black Sitcom Arrivals Was a Strong Black Lead Initiative

How the shows were chosen, streaming dates, and why Netflix chose to bring back seven beloved shows.
Movies

There’s Hope for a Better World in "Stockton"

HBO's new doc chronicles the city’s first Black mayor and its youngest elected official.
Government

‘Black-on-Black Crime’ Isn't a Thing

Enough with this racist talking point.
Politics

Trader Joe's Repledges to Completely Discontinue Racist Packaging

A teen-led petition called out the use of exoticized names.
Justice

The Strike for Black Lives Wants Economic Justice for Black Workers

“What we really need is for companies to stop tweeting and start listening to our demands.”
History

The Racist History of America's Patriotic Anthems

Black people are expected to sing songs that, for so long, declared and celebrated freedom that specifically excluded us.
Movies

John Lewis' Early Activism Years Are Explored in New Documentary

'Good Trouble' shares the story of a rural Alabama teen who would grow up to change the world.
Government

Kellyanne Conway's Daughter Wants More "Leftist, ACAB" TikTok Interactions

Claudia Conway says most of the comments on her posts are “threats from angry Trump supporters.”
Justice

Teen Activist Toyin Salau Found Dead After Tweeting About Sexual Assault

Toyin was a fixture in Tallahassee Black Lives Matter protests.
Style

Democrats Wearing Kente Cloth Was a Publicity Stunt, Not Solidarity

It doesn’t prove that Black lives are valued or being heard. 
Politics

Celebs Like Rihanna and Ariana Grande Joined Calls for New York Police Reform

Megan Thee Stallion, Justin Bieber, and Demi Lovato have also joined calls to repeal 50-A.
Government

We Know Exactly What Causes Riots

A 1968 report commissioned by LBJ explains what's happening right now.
Justice

Atlanta HBCU Students Worried They'd Die During Police Encounter

Now 6 officers have been charged in connection to the incident.
Justice

Ahmaud Arbery Was Killed for Running Down the Street

“We deserve better. Ahmaud deserved better.”
Government

The Coronavirus Is Killing Black Americans in Alarming Numbers

This op-ed argues that we need to talk about race when we talk about this pandemic.
Government

Racism Is Taking a Physical Toll on Young Black People

Black adolescents experience racial discrimination five times a day — often online.
Government

White Liberals, Why Don’t You Talk to Your Own Elders?

They’re the ones who landed us with Donald Trump.
History

It Shouldn't Take Violence for White Americans to Push for Black Rights

We’ve seen this pattern from Bloody Sunday to Black Lives Matter.
Government

A Federal Anti-Lynching Law Is Long Overdue

And we might finally get one, 120 years after the first attempt.
Politics

Women Had the Most to Say at the Democratic Debate

Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar had the most speaking time of candidates onstage.
Immigration

Sacred Indigenous Lands Are Being Threatened by Trump’s Border Wall

“You’re never going to be able to put it back together.”
Movies

Zola, the Wild Twitter Thread Turned Movie, Lives Up to High Expectations

It's a nuanced depiction of sex work while being an examination of storytelling.
Movies

Tessa Thompson on the Importance of Love Films — Outside the White Gaze

“Black people [are] in the center of those narratives that get to be fly and in love.”