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Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, author of 'Something We Said: Richard Pryor: A Notorious Word, And Me.' (Isabella Dellolio Photography via JTA)
June 12, 2026, 2:49 pm
Richard Pryor wrestled with the N-word. His Jewish daughter explores how it shaped her life
In her new memoir ‘Something We Said,’ Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor delves into her childhood, Black and Jewish identities, and the racism and antisemitism that continue to shape American life
By Andrew Lapin
Jenni Asher is studying at the Academy for Jewish Religion California to become a cantor. (Arjun Ramesh via JTA)
April 12, 2024, 1:53 am
Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor in the US
The accomplished violinist and cantorial soloist will be one of America’s two Black cantors upon her graduation
By Andrew Esensten and Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba
Jared Armstrong, right, playing professional basketball in Israel. (Courtesy of Armstrong via JTA)
August 26, 2023, 3:53 pm
Basketball player who fought for Israeli citizenship promotes Black-Jewish ties
Among his efforts, Jared Armstrong will run a free basketball clinic for middle schoolers in Philadelphia on Sunday that has Black and Jewish kids coming from as far as Connecticut
By jacob gurvis
Americans living in Israel march to the American Embassy in Tel Aviv with signs in Hebrew reading 'Americans for Equal Rights,' August 28, 1963. (AP Photo)
August 25, 2023, 6:46 pm
How Jews are joining the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Shabbat
About a dozen Jewish speakers will be among those addressing an estimated 75,000 people continuing the efforts that began six decades ago, and this time they include Jews of color
By Ben Sales
Jamie Foxx speaks to a large crowd during a 'kneel-in' to protest police racism on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco, June 1, 2020. (AP/Eric Risberg)
August 9, 2023, 9:48 pm
In antisemitism discourse around Jamie Foxx’s ‘Jesus’ post, evidence of culture clash
The star quickly apologized for a social media post many saw as antisemitic, but does the conversation about it reflect a larger disconnect between Black and Jewish communities?
By Ben Sales
Kevin 'Kasper' Cole temporarily succeeded T'Challa, the original Black Panther. (Marvel Comics via JTA)
June 11, 2023, 2:42 am
How Marvel’s short-lived but overtly Jewish Black Panther flew under the radar
Decades after the character’s 1966 debut, writer Christopher Priest created a twist in the storyline that some may find surprising
By Eric Schulmiller
People hold a sign in their car during a car parade to mark Juneteenth on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
June 17, 2022, 6:15 pm
On Juneteenth, US Jewish communities are reckoning with their own attitudes on race
Around the country, institutions host Shabbat and other programming aimed at educating about racism generally and also grappling with its existence in their own spaces
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Autumn Rowe. (Courtesy/ ICON PR)
May 20, 2022, 1:31 pm
How Shabbat dinner helped launch Grammy-winning, Black-Jewish songwriter Autumn Rowe
After collaborating with Diana Ross and Jon Batiste, the artist dishes about pulling herself up by the bootstraps and how she’s paying it forward with The Songwriter Fund
By Jordan Hoffman
Amar'e Stoudemire attends the 2021 Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series at Gulfstream Park on January 23, 2021 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for The Stronach Group via JTA)
November 24, 2021, 7:57 pm
HBO shows Stoudemire’s journey from the NBA to Orthodox Judaism
‘It’s very intense, you’re leaving your old way of thinking,’ says retired basketball star of the transformation he underwent while in Israel
By Shira Hanau
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss (Scott Olson/Getty Images/ via JTA) and local resident Lesley Williams (Courtesy of Lesley Williams/ via JTA).
November 7, 2021, 3:20 am
The case for reparations, according to 2 Jews in the first US city to offer them
As Chicago suburb Evanston compensates some Black residents for past housing injustices, Jewish mayor Daniel Biss and local Lesley Williams disagree on whether it’s a good start
By Asaf Shalev and PHILISSA CRAMER
At the unveiling of gravestone for Thomas LaRue Jones aka 'The Black Cantor' at Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey, on August 29, 2021. Henry Sapoznik (in hat) is at center with hand on the monument. (David Sperling)
September 1, 2021, 4:18 pm
Headstone for long-forgotten Black cantor unveiled in NJ cemetery
With support of friends and interested strangers, researcher Henry Sapoznik dedicates memorial for lauded Yiddish performer Thomas LaRue Jones, who was buried in a potter’s field
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A Jewish demonstrator holds a sign as part of social justice protests following the death of George Floyd. (Courtesy of Sumekh/ via JTA)
June 15, 2021, 4:17 am
The US Jewish communal response to George Floyd’s murder, 1 year later
While many Jews of color see an enthusiastic embrace of efforts to spur diversity and change, only time will tell whether these commitments endure
By Asaf Shalev
Christina Jefferson says of her career in diversity work: 'Really it’s just tikkun olam. How we can repair this broken world.' (Chloe Jackman/ via JTA)
May 31, 2021, 4:20 pm
NFL’s San Francisco 49ers pick a Jew of color to lead their diversity efforts
Christina Jefferson grew up in a Baptist family before converting to Judaism along with her wife. Now, she attends synagogue, volunteers and sees her job as a form of ‘tikkun olam’
By Gabe Stutman
Illustrative: Participants in a think tank event hosted by the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative in Berkeley, California. (Courtesy/Jews of Color Field Building Initiative)
May 12, 2021, 4:28 pm
Without using the term, Pew survey unveils new data on US ‘Jews of color’
Results show that 8% of American Jewry identifies as Black, Hispanic, Asian or multiracial, showing them to be a significant minority; that number nearly doubles for those under 30
By Asaf Shalev
Canadian Green Party head Annamie Paul wants to reach out to other branches around the globe. (Rebecca Wood)
March 19, 2021, 1:57 pm
Canada’s 1st Black Jewish female party leader took on anti-Semitism — and won
Making history on two fronts, the newly-elected Green Party head Annamie Paul shows Jews there’s nothing to be afraid of on the far left while vowing to expel hidden anti-Semites
By Robert Sarner
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