Zinhle Essamuah
Zinhle Essamuah is a correspondent and anchor for NBC News.
Zinhle Essamuah is a correspondent and anchor for NBC News.
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Stabbing of Palestinian American man in Texas was motivated by bias, police say
A Palestinian American man was stabbed in the back in Austin, Texas, after attending a protest in support of Gaza in what police are calling a “bias-motivated incident."
More than 13 million people lost Medicaid coverage this year, with Texas an epicenter of the 'unwinding'
The Medicaid "unwinding" that began after eligibility checks resumed this year led millions of people to lose coverage. Texas has the most disenrollments.
Palestinian-American student shot in Vermont attack says SOS call from bloody phone may have saved their lives
Kinnan Abdalhamid, one of the three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont over Thanksgiving weekend, recalled Friday how he feared his friends were killed when he heard shots ringing out — and how their lives were likely saved by an emergency SOS call.
California just created the 'Ebony Alert' to find missing Black children
California’s newly enacted “Ebony Alert” law is the first of its kind in the nation to prioritize the search for Black youth gone missing.
Maternity ward to close as family calls for justice in death of Black mother
Centinela hospital in Inglewood, California, will close its maternity ward later this month after the family of a Black woman who died in labor sued.
Shanquella Robinson's family still demands answers five months after mysterious death in Mexico
The family of Shanquella Robinson is still seeking answers five months after the 25-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina was found dead in a Mexican resort.
As alcohol-related liver disease rises in the U.S., a clinic takes a new approach to treatment
Liver disease caused by excessive alcohol use has surged among young people, especially those between the ages of 25 to 34.
Justice Department steps in amid warnings that Jackson's water system is at a 'breaking point'
The Justice Department threatened possible legal action against Jackson officials Monday if they don’t agree to negotiations to fix the city’s beleaguered
What’s that bag of white stuff? Some Uber drivers worry they’re drug mules
A bag of white stuff. A cigar box wrapped tightly in duct tape. A bottle of pills labeled as a prescription amphetamine.
Over 600 Indian students stranded in Ukraine used social media to make it home
Hundreds of Indian students have made it home from Ukraine after being stranded at their schools for days with little food or water.
'No light. No nothing.' Inside Louisiana's harshest juvenile lockup
Teens at Louisiana’s Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville were held in solitary confinement, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education.
