Elaijah Gibbs-Jones

Sep 12, 2023 | msnbc.com | Symone D. Sanders |Elaijah Gibbs-Jones

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is facing intense pressure from House Republicans and even second-guessing from a judge in her own state. But her record makes it clear she knows what she's doing. In a letter last week, Willis gave a sharp retort to House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, after he demanded that she turn over all documents related to her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and the 18 other people indicted in Georgia in August.

Aug 17, 2023 | nbcnews.to | Elaijah Gibbs-Jones

Aug. 17, 2023, 12:48 PM UTCBy When NFL running back Tevin Coleman and his wife Akilah Coleman were growing up, they knew that they both carried the sickle cell gene. But the reality of what that meant hit home in 2017 when one of their twins, Nazaneen, was diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD) when she was just an infant. Nazaneen, who is now 5, often feels intense pain in her hands, toes, legs and throughout her body due to red blood cell disorder, which .

Jul 11, 2023 | nbcnews.to | Elaijah Gibbs-Jones

July 11, 2023, 5:56 PM UTCBy While it’s no secret that there is a direct connection between political power and economic success, this is especially true for communities of color – and the women who hold them up. The way to win economically is to also win politically. Take the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests as a prerequisite for voting. That landmark law directly narrowed the wage gap between Black and white men.

Jun 20, 2023 | nbcnews.to | Elaijah Gibbs-Jones

June 20, 2023, 12:15 PM UTCBy Elaijah Gibbs-JonesFood has the power to bring people together, and perhaps no one knows this better than United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Thomas-Greenfield, who has had a 35-year career with the U.S. Foreign Service, has long used her home-cooked dishes to foster international dialogue.