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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
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
Michael W. Twitty prepares matzah balls with ginger and cayenne pepper for Passover, April 2022. (Johnny Shryock)
August 13, 2022, 1:35 pm
Jew of color Michael W. Twitty’s ‘Koshersoul’ is ‘a challah braid’ of a food memoir
Now on shop bookshelves, the award-winning author’s new book is a wild ride that includes culinary history, recipes and personal experiences of Jews of African descent in America
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Nate Looney poses in front of a painting at the BAR Center at the Beach, June 16, 2022, in the Venice section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
July 3, 2022, 11:32 pm
In new post, Black Jewish leader seeks to help communities become more inclusive
Nate Looney, who is working on diversity efforts at the Jewish Federations of North America, has firsthand experience of the struggles to belong faced by some Jews of color
By DEEPA BHARATH
In this August 21, 1991 file photo, New York City Police Department officers scuffle with a protester during a march through the Crown Heights section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Joe Major, File)
February 22, 2022, 11:22 pm
Podcaster explores own Black-Jewish identities through frame of Crown Heights riots
Just six when her city roiled in racism, a Jew of color offers an audio personal account of the upheaval three decades later
By Adam Dickter
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
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
Rabbi Shais Rishon speaks at a rally in New York City, January 2020. (Gili Getz via JTA)
March 17, 2021, 4:53 am
Anti-racism advocate / rabbi / rapper publishes contemporary Torah commentary
Black Orthodox Rabbi Shais Rishon examines Judaism’s foundational text with an eye on race and gender within the framework of tradition
By Josefin Dolsten
Screen capture from video of actor Yaphet Kotto, left, with Roger Moore in the film 'Live and Let Die.' (YouTube)
March 16, 2021, 12:36 pm
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies at 81
Star of ‘Live and Let Die’ who also featured in ‘Alien’ and played Idi Amin in movie about Israel’s Operation Entebbe, said Judaism was a guiding force in his life
By AFP and ToI Staff
Zach Banner seen prior to a game between his Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 22, 2020. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images via JTA)
February 19, 2021, 8:58 am
Zach Banner, Alysha Clark, Josh Bell hold panel on fighting anti-Semitism
Prominent Black athletes come together for event with rabbi of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue after a number of incidents in the sporting world
By Gabe Friedman
Clockwise from left: Social activist and Black History Month panelist Ginna Green; Times of Israel blogger and Black History Month panelist Ed Gaskin; and Rabbi Shais Rishon, also known as MaNishtana. (All photos courtesy)
February 16, 2021, 4:50 pm
Join the ToI Community to explore Black/Jewish trust and solidarity
In this week’s Behind the Headlines, for ToI Community members, a lively panel conversation with three unique voices on connections between the two US communities
By ToI Staff
Tiffany Haddish appears on the red carpet to premiere her Netflix special "Black Mitzvah" in December 2020. (Netflix via JTA)
February 6, 2021, 8:22 pm
170 celebrities sign launch of Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance
Tiffany Haddish, Nick Cannon, Mayim Bialik, join organization designed to support both groups ‘in the struggle against hatred and bigotry’
By Gabe Friedman
Walter Mosley, consulting producer/writer of the FX television series "Snowfall," poses at the third season premiere of the show, Monday, July 8, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
November 20, 2020, 5:38 am
Black Jewish novelist Walter Mosley honored by National Book Foundation
American writer, best known for his ‘Easy Rawlins’ mystery series, receives Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
By Emily Burack
The Moorish Zionist Temple, Harlem, NY, 1929 (James Van Der Zee/The Folklore Research Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem via the National Library of Israel Digital Collection)
November 1, 2020, 10:10 pm
Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscovered thanks to rare recording
Discographer Henry Sapoznik tracks down record by international Yiddish-language performer Thomas LaRue, and slips into a rabbit hole of Black Jewish history
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Ato Essandoh, right, as Kwesi Weisberg-Annan in Netflix's space drama 'Away.' (Diyah Pera/Netflix/via JTA)
September 21, 2020, 1:25 am
Typecast? In Netflix’s ‘Away,’ Ato Essandoh again plays a Black Jew with a twist
It’s not the African-American’s first starring role as a Jew, but this time he recites the Hebrew-language ‘Traveler’s Prayer’ with a British accent as he blasts off into space
By Gabe Friedman
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