Zohara Armstrong
Race in the United States is most certainly real. But just because something is constructed to be a social reality, does not mean it is true or based on facts and science.
Would Whoopi Goldberg Have Been Punished If…?
Tag: Jews of Color
My Return to Jewish Culture
Lishai Peel
I was a drifter between cultural identities, often performing culture rather than truly feeling part of it.
What Would it Look Like to Create Safe, Inclusive Spaces for Jews of Color?
Jennifer Turner
We need faith-based spaces where the participants are not seen as the ‘other.’ Spaces where we are not told ‘you don’t look Jewish’ or asked, ‘no, where are you really from?’
Beyond Exodus: A Psalm for Juneteenth
Rebecca S'manga Frank
As I imagine (the way I do as an artist), what freedom meant in 1865 in Galveston, while simultaneously reflecting on what it means to me today, I invite you to celebrate the freedom, brilliance, and resilience of Black people
Why Jews of Color Are Gathering as a Family This Weekend
Sarah M. Seltzer
An interview with Dr. Harriette Wimms, founder of the JOC Mishpacha Project.
Jewish Artists of Color: A Candid Conversation
Fentster Gallery
An idea was born to create a space specifically for Jewish Artists of Color to come together—a closed conversation that would be welcoming and safe, informal and intentional.
Connecting Jewish Tradition with Black Fugitive Legacies
Chanel Dubofsky
Artists are memory workers – they witness and then create, they bring things back. We have the tools, we can create a way out of nothing. That’s what artists offer right now.
Call for Submissions: Black and Jewish Fiction
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Writers of color: polish up that short story, flash fiction piece, or novel excerpt and submit today!
From Catholic to Conservative Jew: One Spiritual Journey
Arielle Silver-Willner
Within the Orthodox community I have not been treated differently. When I did my very first Pesach, this woman asked, “Do you have food for Pesach?” I said “No,”…she sent me apple juice and all the seasonings and everything you can think of. And she said, “You’re a single woman, this is what we’re here for.” That’s when I knew I was welcome and I didn’t have to worry about much.