Zola Ray

Editorial Assistant

Zola Ray is an Editorial Assistant for Newsweek. Her writing has also been featured on Hello Giggles, Bustle, For Harriet and Elite Daily to name a few. In the past, Zola's writing has covered the topic of social justice with an emphasis on race and feminism. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. Zola originally hails from Brooklyn, New York and currently resides on Long Island.

  
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 How To Get Meghan Markle's Wedding Look A replica of Markle’s elegant Givenchy gown can be purchased at an affordable price.
  
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 Viral Video Has Internet Hearing Two Different Words No one knows for sure what this videos says, but they certainly think they do.
  
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 Kristen Stewart Walks the Cannes Red Carpet Barefoot There has been controversy about footwear rules at Cannes Film Festival after women in flats were allegedly denied entry to a screening in 2015.
  
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 Self-Driving Vehicle Involved in Arizona Crash “The Waymo vehicle was in the wrong place at the wrong time," said Seth Tyler, Public Information Officer of the Chandler Police Department.
  
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 Mother Delivers Her Own Baby With the Help of YouTube Tia Freeman's DIY childbirth story has wowed Twitter users.
  
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 Cynthia Nixon Wants To Legalize Marijuana The gubernatorial candidate said marijuana has "effectively been legal" for white people "for a long time."
  
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 Topless Protester Charges at Cosby Outside Courthouse She had "Women's Lives Matter" painted on her body.
  
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 Mother arrested after child found covered in dog feces “I’ve never seen anything like it," Perkins Township Assistant Chief Vince Donald said.
  
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 Seth Rogen Knew About Trump and Stormy Daniels "She may have mentioned some of this stuff around 10 years ago,” he told DeGeneres.
  
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 Sheriff Sends Ex-Wife to Jail for a Facebook Post The deputy sheriff and his colleague were filing a warrant based on a law that was overturned in 1982.
  
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 University Sends Acceptance Emails to Wrong Students One applicant who received the email called it a "rollercoaster ride of emotions."
  
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 Trump May Have Ordered Illegal Golf Tee Markers  Trump may be in hot water for these golf tee markers.
  
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 Actress Stacey Dash Announces Congressional Bid The actress and conservative commentator considered the run publicly on Twitter earlier this month.
  
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 Age Doesn't Have a Big Effect on Gun Control Views Many social issues divide Americans by age. Gun control is not one of them.
  
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 Suspected Poacher Eaten by Lions Lion poaching has been on the increase in Africa.
  
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 Macy's to Sell Hijabs in Muslim-Focused Fashion Line Hijabs will now be sold through the Macy's website.
  
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 Maine Senator Celebrates Lobster Emoji This was an important issue to Senator Angus King of Maine.
  
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 Senate Candidate Drops Out After Nassar Judge Comments Michael Saari, a fringe candidate in the Michigan state Senate race, referred to Judge Aquilina as a “feminazi.”
  
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 Oldest Man on Earth Dies at 113 This 113-year-old man was beloved by his village in Spain.
  
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 Tallest Man and Shortest Woman on Earth Meet These two make quite an interesting pair.
  
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 Rosie the Riveter Inspiration Dies At 96 This woman was overlooked as the inspiration for the iconic poster.
  
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 One Year Later: How Many Votes Did Trump Get? Trump lost the popular vote, but he emerged victorious thanks to the electoral college.
  
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 Barron Trump's Biggest Moments Of The Past Year Barron Trump has kept out of the spotlight, but that hasn't prevented him from becoming a subject of fascination and controversy.
  
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 Plane Almost Lands On Incorrect Runway This could have been a very dangerous situation.
  
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 Supreme Court Won't Hear Florida Tree House Case This dispute wasn't big enough for the Supreme Court.
  
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 Trump Thinks He Has Helped Black Americans President Trump thinks he's responsible for the low unemployment rate among black and Hispanic people in the U.S.
  
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 Joe Biden Hasn't Apologized Directly To Anita Hill Biden has said publicly that he's sorry for the way Anita Hill was treated in her 1991 hearing. But he hasn't said it to her directly.
  
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 Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Put Blame on President Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump didn't want to take any responsibility for White House decisions, Michael Wolff claimed.
  
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 Trump and Kushner Don't Read Much at All "Some believed that for all practical purposes he was no more than semi-­literate," Michael Wolff wrote of Trump.
  
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 Trump Didn't Want to Learn About the Constitution During his campaign, Donald Trump had no interest in learning about the Constitution.
  
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 Doug Jones Names Black Chief of Staff The Alabama Democrat will be sworn in Wednesday.
  
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 Money-Saving Tips for 2018 Saving money in 2018 is easier than you think.