Black Lives Matter has reached its 12th anniversary, and the organization’s co-founder and prominent scholar-activist, Dr.

Independent presidential candidate Cornel West announced Melina Abdullah, a professor and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, as his vice-presidential running mate.

— Melina Abdullah (@DocMellyMel) April 10, 2024 The professor joined Smiley in the studio as the announcement was underway and said she considers Dr. West “ one of the most brilliant people to ...

West, a longshot presidential candidate selects Melina Abdullah, a professor and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, as his running mate.

Melina Abdullah, Ph.D., is a fixture among racial justice activists in Los Angeles, leading Black Lives Matter LA (BLMLA)’s protests and actions from the campus of California State University ...

On today’s show, we speak with Lia Russell, a reporter for the Sacramento Bee who covers CA Governor Gavin Newsom.  You can read her most recent articles for the Bee here.  Next, we’ll  speak with Dr.

Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah protests at City Hall on Jan. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. An attorney for Abdullah has filed a lawsuit against the city.

We’ll talk with Dr. Melina Abdullah about the ongoing resistance in Los Angeles to the Trump Administration’s ICE raid’s this week. Dr. Abdullah is a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at ...

Sometimes the gathering is just a handful, and it almost never gets media attention. “Some Wednesdays we only had four people, standing in the rain, with no bullhorn,” said Melina Abdullah, a ...

Dr. Cornel West and and his running mate, Dr. Melina Abdullah, will also appear on the ballots of the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Georgia.

On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D welcomed three distinguished guests—Dr. James Lance Taylor, Dr. Melina Abdullah, and Daryle Lamont Jenkins—to discuss the growing influence of ...