Kalonda MulambaRemembering Kobe Bryant’s Beautiful Legacy on his 42nd Birthday: The Basketball Legend, the…Basketball legend, Kobe Bryant, would have turned 42 today if not for his untimely death in a helicopter crash back in January. Bryant died…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Kalonda MulambaKamala’s Crimes Against Black People: 8 Reasons Why We Should Oppose Kamala HarrisOn Tuesday, July 11th, Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden announced senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running…Aug 18, 20202Aug 18, 20202
Kalonda MulambaJuneteenth: Emancipated but still not freeOn January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation declaring that “all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward…Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020
Kalonda MulambaCourt of Appeal Upholds Vybz Kartel’s Conviction Despite Evidence Tampering, Jury Bribery and…On April 3, 2020, a three-member Court of Appeal panel upheld dancehall superstar Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer’s murder conviction of Clive…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Kalonda MulambaContinuing MLK’s demand for reparationsOn April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered by the US government. MLK day is considered a “gift” to African (black) people from…Jan 20, 20201Jan 20, 20201
Kalonda MulambaBadass female artists changing the narrative of Jamaica’s music scene**This piece is part of my monthly series called “Dancehall and Dialectics.”**Jan 14, 2020Jan 14, 2020
Kalonda MulambaNo Karen, you can’t touch my hair“Gracie wore her natural hair and the white people are losing their minds,” read the caption on a video that went viral over the weekend…Jan 8, 2020Jan 8, 2020
Kalonda MulambaQueen and Slim’s limited vision of liberation and what the film really says about the black working…The film Queen and Slim comes during a period where police murders of African (black) people are rampant and many of us are coming to…Dec 23, 20191Dec 23, 20191
Kalonda MulambaMiss Jamaica Universe unapologetically glorifies vicious slave master during Miss Universe…Social media erupted in excitement when Zozibini Tunzi, a dark skinned, natural-haired woman from South Africa, took home the crown as Miss…Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
Kalonda MulambaEven with Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi’s win, Miss Universe pageant is another attempt to save…When Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi, was crowned as the winner of the 2019 Miss Universe competition last Sunday night, the African…Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019