| Summary: | Columnist and community activist Jamala Rogers was born Terry Massey on October 11, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri. An activist at Tarkio College, Missouri, Rogers earned her B.S. degree in education in 1972. Teaching public school in St. Louis, Missouri, Rogers was active in the Congress of African People, African Liberation Support Committee and the National Black Political Assembly. In 1980, she helped form the Black United Front and founded the Organization for Black Struggle. In 1993, Rogers was appointed Director, City of St. Louis' Office of Youth Development. In 1998, she joined the Black Radical Congress serving as an officer. She was co-chair of the Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression and was a featured contributing writer for The St. Louis American and an editorial board member of the Black Commentator. Her writing focused on issues like the Hurricane Katrina, the Jenna Six, police brutality and the environment.
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