Jamilah King
WireTap Magazine
Sessions: In Our Own Voices: Youth Making Media
Jamilah King is associate editor at WireTap. Born and raised in San Francisco, her writing focuses on race, politics, music and issues affecting young communities of color. She's worked as an organizer with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). She received degrees in English and Black Studies from Pitzer College in 2007 and is a graduate of the Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP). In addition to WireTap, her writing has also appeared in Pop and Politics, The Nation online and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
