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Rashida
Rashida (رشيدة) is a feminine Arabic given name. Notable people with the name include: *Rashida (Chinese politician), one of the first group of women elected to parliament in China * Rashida al-Qaili, Yemeni journalist * Rashida Beal (born 1994), American soccer player *Rashida Bee, Indian activist * Rashida Bumbray, American curator, choreographer, author, visual and performing arts critic * Rashida Gonzalez Robinson (born 1980), American DJ *Rashida Haque Choudhury (1926–?), Indian politician *Rashida Jolley, American harpist *Rashida Jones (born 1976), American actress *Rashida Jones (television executive), president of cable news network MSNBC (born 1980/1981) *Rashida Khanum, Pakistani politician *Rashida Manjoo, South African professor and activist *Rashida Riffat, Pakistani politician *Rashida Strober, American playwright and activist *Rashida Tlaib (born 1976), American politician *Rashida Yousuf Rashida Yousuf (sometimes Yoosuf or Yusuf; her first name is sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Harbi Tlaib (, ; born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. The district includes the western half of Detroit, along with several of its western suburbs and much of the Downriver area. A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib represented the 6th and 12th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives before her election to Congress. In 2018, Tlaib won the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives seat from Michigan's 13th congressional district. She ran unopposed in the general election and became the first woman of Palestinian descent in Congress, the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan legislature, and one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, along with Ilhan Omar ( D-MN). Tlaib is a member of The Squad, an informal group of six (four until the 2020 elections) U.S. representatives on the left wing of the Democratic Party. Tlaib and Alexandria Ocas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Jones
Rashida Leah Jones (; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress. Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series ''Boston Public'' (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' (2006–2009; 2011), and as Ann Perkins on the NBC comedy series ''Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). From 2016 to 2019, Jones starred as the lead eponymous role in the TBS comedy series ''Angie Tribeca'', and in 2020, Jones starred as Joya Barris in the Netflix series '' #blackAF''. Jones also appeared in the films ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), ''The Social Network'' (2010), ''Our Idiot Brother'' (2011), ''The Muppets'' (2011), ''Celeste and Jesse Forever'' (2012), which she co-wrote, and '' Tag'' (2018). Jones also co-wrote the story of ''Toy Story 4'' (2019). She worked as a producer on the film ''Hot Girls Wanted'' (2015) and the series '' Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On'' (2017), directing the first episode of the latter. Both works explore the sex industry. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Manjoo
Rashida Manjoo is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town and a social activist involved in the eradication of violence against women and gender-based violence. Manjoo was the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women from June 2009 to July 2015."Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences" United Nations Human Rights. Office of the High Commissioner. Early life Rashida Manjoo grew up in , South Africa. Manjoo learned of the injustices towards women from a young age. Raised by two strong female influences, her ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Jones (television Executive)
Rashida Jones (; born ) is the president of the cable news network MSNBC, succeeding Phil Griffin on February 1, 2021. Jones is the first Black woman to lead a cable news network. Early life and education Jones was born to Richard and Alice Adkins, the oldest of three children. She grew up in York, Pennsylvania. The family later moved to Richmond, Virginia where she attended Henrico High School and became editor of the student newspaper. Jones attended Hampton University, majoring in broadcast journalism. She graduated from Hampton in 2002 with a degree in Mass Media Arts. In 2022, Jones established a scholarship fund at Hampton University for journalism students. Career In 2002, while a senior in college, she worked as a morning show producer at WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia. After several years there, she moved to The Weather Channel as a weekend producer, and became director of live programming in 2009. Jones later worked at WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina, as news direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Rashida
Rashida Gonzalez Robinson (17 July 1980) better known as DJ Rashida, is an American DJ known for her fusion of hip-hop, funk, soul music, dancehall, house music, pop music and rock music. She has played in London, New York, Tokyo, Dubai, Ibiza, Sydney, Paris and Madrid. Career After getting her first pair of turntables in 1998, DJ Rashida has gone on to play her signature fusion of hip-hop, funk, soul, dancehall, and house around the globe at music festivals, concerts, private events & on television. In 2004 after playing what would be the first of many parties for The Artist, Prince approached her about collaborating. Soon after, (and for the next 10 years) she would tour the world with the superstar, spinning as an opener for his shows, as well as at his private parties, special events and performing live with him on shows such as The Tonight Show, George Lopez, and The BET Awards. In addition to her work with Prince, she is a familiar sight at the world’s most impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Beal
Rashida Marie Beal (born November 18, 1994) is an American professional soccer player, who plays as a defender for Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League. Early years Rashida Marie Beal was born in Germantown, Wisconsin, United States on November 18, 1994. She performed track athletics in the middle school. She finished Germantown High School in 2013. She studied Psychology with minor in Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota graduating in December 2016. Club career High school and college teams Beal played two years for Germantown High School team, and four years for North Shore United AFC. She played college soccer for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. She was named ''Academic All-District'' in 2014 and 2015 and was selected to the ''NSCAA Scholar All-Region (Central)'' in 2015. In November 2016, she was named a First Team Academic All-American. She enjoyed the champion title of the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament in 2016. She was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Bello
Rashida Yahaya Bello is the First Lady of Kogi State, as spouse of governor Yahaya Bello. Early life and education Bello grew up in Jattu in Etsako West local government area of Edo State. She attended Brightway Primary School and Brightway Secondary School and obtained West African Examinations Council. She graduated from the University of Abuja with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy. Bello advocates for women's empowerment, children, and peace. Philanthropy Bello launched The Kogi Women and Youth Advancement Foundation (KOWYAF), a non-governmental organization which aims to empower women and youth, encourage the growth of micro businesses for vulnerable women and youth and to drastically reduce the mother/child mortality rate in Kogi State. Controversy In 2018, Amina Mohammed, aka Justina Oluoha and Amina Villa, was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for reportedly impersonating Bello and the Nigerian president's wife, Aisha Buhari. On Monda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Jolley
Rashida Jolley is an American harpist who uses her traditionally classical music instrument in hip-hop, R&B and pop music. Jolley also writes her own songs, fusing many different genres together. Biography Jolley grew up in Washington D.C. during which she attended Christian schools and was home schooled for her last few years of high school. She is a graduate of Nyack College with a bachelor's degree in history. Her father, Noble Jolley, Sr., was a jazz guitarist who taught all of his seven children how to play and perform. Jolley says that her mother chose the harp for her, but she says that it "was love at first sight." Rashida Jolley began singing in her church choir when she was seven and was playing the harp at the DC Youth Orchestra when she was ten. Career In 1997, when she participated in her first Miss D.C. pageant, she was nicknamed "Baby Diva." Jolley represented Washington D.C. in the Miss America Pageant in 2000. In 2004, she was on the Presidential Advisory Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Bee
Rashida Bee is an Indian activist from Bhopal. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004, together with Champa Devi Shukla. The two have struggled for justice for the surviving victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster, when 20,000 people were killed, and organized campaigns and trials against those responsible for the disaster. Bhopal gas tragedy Rashida Bee along with Champa Devi Shukla, both survivors of the infamous Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984, led an international campaign against Dow Chemical and its subsidiary Union Carbide and to get justice for the victims of that December night. In 1999, along with other victims, they filed a class-action lawsuit against Union Carbide. In 2002, they organised a 19-day hunger strike in New Delhi, demanding that the former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson face a criminal trial in Bhopal. They also called for Dow to provide long-term health care for survivors and their children, clean up the former Union Carbide site, and sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Bumbray
Rashida Bumbray is an American curator, choreographer, author, visual and performing arts critic who lives and works in New York City. Bumbray's choreographic work ''Run Mary Run'' was included in ''The New York Times'' list of the Best Concerts of 2012. In 2014, she was nominated for the distinguished Bessie Award for “Outstanding Emerging Choreographer," and in the same year she was recipient of the Harlem Stage Fund for New Work. Bumbray is currently the Senior Program Manager of the Arts Exchange at The Open Society Foundations the Open Society Foundations. Education Rashida Bumbray earned her Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies and Theater & Dance from Oberlin College in 2000, and completed her Master of Arts in Africana studies at New York University with a focus on Contemporary Art and Performance Studies in 2010. Work Rashida Bumbray began her career as a curatorial assistant and exhibition coordinator at Studio Museum in Harlem (2001-2006), where she co-fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Haque Choudhury
Rashida Haque Choudhury (born 24 April 1926, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician who was the Minister of State of Social Welfare in Charan Singh ministry from 1979 to 1980. Early life Rashida Haque was born on 24 April 1926 in Tezpur, Assam to Alhaj Nasib Ali Majumdar and his wife. She was educated at a Mission school in Silchar and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata. Career Choudhury joined the Indian National Congress (INC) party in 1950. She contested the 1977 Indian general election as an INC candidate from Silchar. Choudhury obtained 1,38,638 votes and defeated Nurul Huda of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) by more than 28,000 votes. She served on the Committee of Social Work for Bangladesh Refugees. Later she joined the Indian National Congress (Urs), a breakaway faction of INC and was in 1979, made a Minister of State for Education, Social Welfare and Culture in the Charan Singh ministry. Choudhury stood for elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashida Strober
Rashida Strober is an American playwright and dark-skin activist. Strober is known for her to play ''A Dark Skinned Woman's Revenge'' about her experiences as a dark-skinned Caribbean-American woman. The play debuted in St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ..., in 2011. The play was later adapted into a book. Strober is also a "dark skin activist" working for the acceptance of dark-skinned people. References 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights 21st-century American women writers Activists for African-American civil rights African-American dramatists and playwrights American women dramatists and playwrights Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American women writers 21st-century Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
