LOS ANGELES

Select your city

Search articles from thousands of Examiners

Los Angeles

Neighborhoods and Culture

African American Community Examiner

	Nikki Jones African American Community Examiner
	My Bio Subscribe to Email Add Nikki to Favorite Examiners

Find out more about Nikki:

Nikki Jones likes to use her Ivy League Ph.D. in sociology and criminology to bridge the gap between academia and what her mother calls “the real world.” Her favorite question is “Why should I care?” E-mail her.

Subscribe to Nikki's Email Alerts

Get alerts when Nikki submits a new article

Nikki has been added to your favorite examiners

View my favorite Examiners

Nikki's Articles

Showing: Most recent articles

Support for Oscar Grant’s family

3 comments

The Oakland-based Ella Baker Center for Human Rights released an email update on the pursuit of justice in the wake of Oscar Grant’s...
Keep Reading »

Protesters call for justice after killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland

Much of the news coverage of protests in the wake of Oscar Grant’s killing--Grant was shot and killed by a BART officer on New Year’s...
Keep Reading »

Oakland protests after BART killing of Oscar Grant

4 comments

Oscar Grant, 22, was shot and killed by a BART transit officer shortly after 2:00 am on New Year’s Day. The killing of Mr. Grant, who was...
Keep Reading »

New numbers on African American support for Proposition 8

1 comment

Two recent articles report that African Americans were scapegoats for the recent passage of Proposition 8 in...
Keep Reading »

Candidate #5: 'When it's over I want my name back'

1 comment

Candidate #5, Jesse Jackson Jr., called for patience and for the eventual clearing of his name. The following...
Keep Reading »

Wanda Sykes on Prop 8: 'It's about equal rights'

298 comments

Actress and comedian Wanda Sykes recently registered her public oppostion to Prop 8. She joins the...
Keep Reading »

'Sitting Down to Take a Stand'--Maryland Humanities Council honors Rosa Parks

The Maryland Humanities Council celebrates Rosa Parks' legacy on December 1st at 10:30 AM in the World Famous Lexington Market's Arcade. The...
Keep Reading »

'Crime needs more than black pride'

2 comments

Obama's America should revise drug laws, begin the process of decriminalisation. Felons forever denied the right to...
Keep Reading »

'My President is Black' and other messages from the hip-hop movement

2 comments

I received a text message shortly after Obama was proclaimed the 44th President of the United States of...
Keep Reading »

Video: Will.I.Am -- It's a New Day

...
Keep Reading »