Breaking down politics edition during UNBOUGHT POWER HOUR

Palestine in America is finalizing our Politics Edition and we are excited to announce our partnership with UNBOUGHT POWER’s Rasha Mubarak. The Palestinian-American Muslim community activist, consultant, political strategist, and leader will take on the guest editor role. Mubarak will have the task of writing our letter from the editor, deciding on our Palestinians You Should Know and much more!

This Valentine’s Day, break up with the Pillsbury Doughboy

In February of 2020, the United Nations published a list of companies violating Palestinian rights like facilitating the construction, expansion or maintenance of Israeli settlements or the demolition of Palestinian housing and property. The United Nations named General Mills, a Minnesota-based corporation, as one of seven United States businesses violating international law by operating on occupied Palestinian territories.

Palestinian owned clothing company brings Middle Eastern, North African communities together

Two years ago, Naseem Nimer walked into his cousin’s birthday party and was surprised when he was met with the guests wearing ugly Christmas sweaters even though none of them celebrated Christmas. He knew that they were wearing them because it’s a fun tradition and is normalized in America no matter what religion you follow, but it made him think ‘why don’t we have anything like this?’

Above the Fray: How Atlanta rapper Phay eludes chaos one beat at a time

Phay, who goes by Phayweather on social media, is a hip-hop artist based in East Atlanta and has been creating music for over ten years, alongside creating a clothes and accessories brand titled MAMA. As a big ‘90s R&B fan, Phay likes to incorporate the era’s sounds into his own music. “I try to pay homage to artists so if they were to hear my tracks they would be proud.”

Through music, healing, and body positivity, Mama Yaya is making her own traditions

“I think it’s really important to be very vulnerable and very transparent with your pain and with your experiences, so that other people, if they are going through something similar, or if they need to relate to something, they can. I was offering [healing sessions] because of COVID-19. I just wanted to give people a free — because of the economy — a free, safe space if they needed to talk.” - Mama Yaya