Jamala is a long-time organizer, feminist and political strategist with deep roots in the Black Liberation Movement. She is a featured columnist for the award-winning St. Louis American newspaper, St. Louis’ largest black weekly. She is on the editorial board of BlackCommentator.com and is a featured contributor. Her columns also appear in the Capital City Hues (Madison, WI) and the LA Progressive. She has authored many articles for both local and national publications on issues that she is passionately involved in. Jamala is the author of The Best of the Way I See It, a compilation of her political writings over a 20-year period. She is also the author Ferguson is America: Roots of Rebellion.
The St. Louis primary election is evidence that the MAGA disease has infected our politics. With the slash and burn actions of the trump regime on the federal level and the anti-urban power grabs on the state level, there was some hope that St. Louis could be a genuine refuge against the anti-democratic forces sweeping across the land.
Moving but not together a different strategy is needed to protect the lives of women. When I think about the March theme, I wonder where’s the “moving” and who is the “together.”
The news that trump was revoking the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitians living in the United States came as no surprise. Haitians were targeted during his re-election campaign, specifically the Haitian community of Springfield, OH. They were made Public Enemy #1 when trump claimed these proud, hard-working immigrant communities were eating the cats and dogs of their neighbors.
PHACTS’ 2025 2nd Annual Pruitt – Igoe Memorial Walk – May 4, 2025
6PM to 10 PM | Intergenerational Poetry Showcase, When We Speak Poetic Visual Premiere, and Artist Talk with 10 dynamic black Womxn POETS & 8 year anniversary.
Join us to discuss the challenges of building a progressive working-class politics in 2025. Hosted by Alethia Jones, Director of the Civic Engagement & Leadership Development program at the Murphy Institute.
Fridays at Noon (ET) beginning March 7.
