African Americans

Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer who defied bus segregation, dies at 86

Although she remained a largely unsung figure in the civil rights movement for decades, Colvin's 1955 act of rebellion inspired Parks and others.

Claudette Colvin, who was attending Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in 1955 when she was arrested for not giving up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, visits the school in Montgomery, Alabama, US February 3, 2005.
 Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers move in on demonstrators in front of LA City Hall during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US June 8, 2025.

Why do police mistake phones for guns? Racial bias in the brain, study finds

Hampton University.

US Black colleges and universities say they restricted campus activity after threats

 TWO JEWISH students hold up signs which read ‘Bring them home now’ and ‘Let us grieve,’ as they counter pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Columbia University, in New York City, on the first day of the new semester, last Tuesday.

Crown Heights residents defy radical antisemitic, anti-Chabad rally in New York


Comment: Why ‘Black Panther’ is a win for black-Jewish relations

The original Black Panther character was actually created by two white Jews.

Cast member Chadwick Boseman poses at the premiere of "Black Panther" in Los Angeles, California, US, January 29, 2018.

Obama, Farrakhan photo concealed, says photographer

Barack Obama was a US senator from Illinois at the time the photo was taken.

Former US president Barack Obama (left) and Louis Farrakhan (right)

American rapper draws parallels between Black, Palestinian experiences

“My criticism lies with the treatment of Palestinian civilians by the state of Israel, no more and no less."

A Palestinian woman argues with Israeli army soldiers as she is searched at a checkpoint during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron

Taking a shot at life in Israel

David Goldstein takes a look at the many African-American basketball players who choose to play for the Jewish state.

DERRICK SHARP (left) plays a game for Maccabi Elite in February 2008

The lost and found tribe

Inside the African Hebrew Israelite community of Dimona.

MEMBERS OF the AHI community in East London, South Africa, with Dimona community leader, Minister Ahmadiel Ben Yehuda (the tallest) in the center.

Why so many African-American pro basketball players love Israel

Many players have actually felt less overt racism in Israel than they did in the US.

A team picture of Maccabi Tel Aviv's basketball team.

KKK leaves its propaganda in candy bags outside Virginia homes

Police said the materials seemed to be part of a recruitment effort.

A female and male member of the Virgil Griffin White Knights, a group that claims affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.

The African & Asian Migrants Could Help Israel's Security

The Jerusalem Post

Monuments to those who fought to continue slavery betray American values

The Confederate flag symbolizes the abandonment of American values and of America itself.

A MONUMENT to Confederate General Robert E. Lee towers over a traffic circle in New Orleans.

Message of Intent from Conservative World View

The Jerusalem Post