Jameelah Nasheed
Jameelah Nasheed is an op-ed columnist for Teen Vogue. She covers news, politics, race, and culture. Follow her on Twitter.
Politics
These Students are Using Activist Tactics to Combat Racism at School
"We’re getting to a point where it just has to stop, so we’re just trying to make as much noise as possible.”
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Activists Protested After No Charges Announced for the Cops Who Shot and Killed Stephon Clark
Officers believed his cell phone was a gun.
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Blackface Is as Racist Today as It Was When It First Started
This OG History explains where the ignorant practice actually came from.
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Cardi B Shut Down Trump Over His Border Wall Government Shutdown
“Our country is in a hellhole right now — all for a f*cking wall.”
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Cyntoia Brown Was Granted Clemency by Tennessee's Governor
"My hope is to help other young girls avoid ending up where I have been.”
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A Gunman Opened Fire on a Black Family, Killing 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes
"He didn't even know her, he didn't know who she was."
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A Georgia State Senator Was Arrested During a Protest About Uncounted Governor's Race Votes
"I stood peacefully next to my constituents because they wanted their voices to be heard, and now I’m being arrested.”
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Stacey Abrams Hasn't Conceded and Pledged that Every Vote Will Be Counted
"We believe our chance for a stronger Georgia is within reach."
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This School Didn't Cancel Classes When a Fatal Shooting Happened
“Parents, like, stormed the building."
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Andrew Gillum Delivered the Racist Callout Dunk of the Century to Ron DeSantis
"I’m not calling Mr. DeSantis a racist. I’m simply saying the racists believe he’s a racist.”
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After Years of George Soros Conspiracy Theories, Someone Targeted His Home with an Explosive Device
A frequent target of right-wing speculation, Soros has now been targeted by something more sinister.
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These Teens Say They Brought Their Grandparents to School — as Baked Goods
"Based on the overall circumstances we think it’s credible."
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A Teen Died While Rock Climbing on a Boy Scouts Trip
"It's been difficult for everyone involved."
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A Texas Teen Was Killed by a Friend Playing With a Gun at a Party
"It's sad how kids can get guns in their hands."
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This Norwegian Teen Is Fighting Her Government on Arctic Oil Drilling
“My worst fear is that there will be an oil spill."
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A Missing Teen's Parked Car Is the Only Clue After Her Disappearance Near a Mountain
"It's not often a search goes on this long where we don't have any answers."
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An Indonesian Teen Survived 49 Days at Sea in a Tiny Fishing Raft
Aldi Novel Adilang was rescued after facing a shark, a supply shortage, and more.
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Police Say a Teen Busted His Parents for Allegedly Cooking Meth
"Certainly a hard thing to do."
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Senator Mazie Hirono Said Men Should "Shut Up and Step Up" on Sexual Misconduct
"Do the right thing, for a change."
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Friends Remembered 19-Year-Old Jayren Graham at a Vigil After His Fatal Shooting
"No one can forget about Jayren at all, just how he won't forget about you."