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Zakiya

American  
[zah-kee-yuh] / zɑˈki yə /
Or Zakiyya

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “intelligent.”


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Rep. Zakiya Summers, a Democrat from Jackson, served as an election commissioner before winning a House seat in 2019.

From Seattle Times

Based on the book by Zakiya Dalila Harris, this comedy, horror and mystery series on Hulu examines the realities of racism and sexism in the workplace.

From Los Angeles Times

Knoll, along with authors Zakiya Dalila Harris, Jenny Han and Laura Dave, are recent examples of authors who have written their own adaptations.

From Seattle Times

Four years ago, Zakiya Dalila Harris quit her job to as an editor at Knopf Doubleday to do something that, at the time, even she thought was crazy: write a novel.

From Los Angeles Times

Zakiya Dalila Harris' debut novel, the basis for Hulu's 10-episode series, accurately captures the stress of working while Black in a primarily white industry because she's lived it.

From Salon