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LL Cool J and son Najee Smith *Najee Smith the 26-year-old son of LL Cool J, was charged with criminal trespass late Tuesday following his arrest at a New York City restaurant. Prosecutors say Smith and co-defendant Flamur Kastrataj were arraigned on the charge late Tuesday. As previously reported, authorities say they refused to […]

LL Cool J and son Najee Smith *LL Cool J’s son, Najee Smith, was arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday after he got into a scrap outside a restaurant. A witness tells Us Weekly that the 26-year-old disobeyed the orders of security guards at Catch Roof in NYC’s Meatpacking District. He got into a physical […]

Joe Jackson & Najee Ali *Today at 4pm Pacific, civil rights leader Najee Ali, CEO of Project Islamic Hope and a personal friend of Joseph Jackson and the Jackson family will lay a wreath of flowers in memory of Mr Jackson on the Jacksons’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and give comments […]

Colin Kaepernick *Civil rights activist Najee Ali, one of the leading activists in Los Angeles and political director of The National Action Network (L.A. chapter), a national civil rights group founded by Rev. Al Sharpton … lead a protest rally in support of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The rally was attended by several dozen activists […]

Najee Ali *This is an open letter to all African-Americans who love NFL football more than their own people. Colin Kaepernick took a stand for black women, children, and men who were being killed unjustly by police nationwide with no convictions and for all people of color He gave up his plate and […]

*Civil rights activist Najee Ali, director of Project Islamic Hope, one of Los Angeles leading civil rights leaders, will lead a rally on Tuesday, May 14, in support of some of the parents of an elementary in Palmdale, California. The parents are calling for Summerwind Elementary School principal Linda Brandts and several teachers to […]

[…] Ben Crump, Jasmine Mines and Jim DeSimone to file a claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff deputy’s for excessive force. A press conference helmed by Crump, Najee Ali and other local LA activists is set for Friday, Oct. 21 (2022), to highlight the situation.  Anderson is in danger of losing sight in his […]

Najee Ali *Civil rights activist Najee Ali calls for California Governor Gavin Newsom to immediately establish an executive order for a statewide collection of racial and ethnic data of COVID-19 victims. The collection and release of racial and ethnic data need to be an important priority for public health officials. Data can help […]

*Here’s the latest on the threatened 2016 Oscars boycott. According to a statement sent to EURweb from Najee Ali, Los Angeles based political director, National Action Network/NAN, the boycott threat is still on. The decision to move forward with the boycott comes on the heels of the Academy announcing  sweeping changes in the nomination procedures […]

* Najee Ali, a Southern California based civil rights activist and CEO of Project Islamic Hope, calls for the arrest and prosecution of “Empire” star Jussie Smollet for lying and filing a false police report to Chicago police stating he was the victim of a hate crime by Donald Trump supporters. Press Conference Sponsored […]

Sanai Singh / via Najee Ali – Project Islamic Hope *Due to the critical nature of the situation, today’s canvas and press conference for Sanai Makayla Singh has been canceled. However, there is relieving news to share: the Ebony alert – issued by the LAPD & CHP yesterday – on behalf of Sanai Singh […]

*SACRAMENTO (KCRA) — Sacramento police have partnered with a national television show to raise attention to the death of an area football coach, Greg Najee Grimes. This week, the Sacramento Police Department identified 29-year-old Tahje Michael as a suspect in the death of Grimes. The 31-year-old was shot and killed in July 2022 while […]

* Najee Ali one of the leading civil rights leaders in Los Angeles and Political Director of the L.A.chapter of the National Action Network (NAN) led a coalition of several South L.A. groups and activists. Their actions today were a continuation of protests they have spearheaded outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum against the […]

Najee Ali with other NFL protesters (08-11-17) *Civil rights leaders Najee Ali, Political Director of the National Action Network (NAN ) L.A. chapter and Pastor K.W. Tulloss Western Regional Director of NAN and a coalition of civil rights groups and activists have called for and will carry out acts of civil disobedience at the […]

[…] YOU MAY HAVE MISSED: ‘POWER’ SEASON 4 TRAILER IS INTENSE! (WATCH) – ‘BOOK OF JOHN GRAY’ TACKLES SEXUAL ABUSE & MORE (WATCH) Here is a reaction from Najee Ali, who (over the years with other activists), confronted and pressured Boone Isaacs and the Academy regarding their lack of diversity and put the issue front […]