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.
Why do police mistake phones for guns? Racial bias in the brain, study finds
US Black colleges and universities say they restricted campus activity after threats
Crown Heights residents defy radical antisemitic, anti-Chabad rally in New York
New whiskey honors slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey
Nathan Green may have helped perfect the Lincoln County Process.
‘F*** Jews,’ white Alabama teens say in video that slurs black people, too
A video showing white high school students in Alabama using racist slurs about blacks and Jews and talking about the Holocaust was posted on social media.
Bald black woman? Israeli scientists make the leap towards a cure
One in 20 black females suffers from hair-loss, after seven years of research, Israeli scientists find the gene responsible for it.
Trump marks National African-American History Month
In his proclamation, US President Donald Trump mentions noted African-Americans like Aretha Franklin and Annie Turnbo Malone.
MLK honored by American Zionist Movement
"I solemly pledge to do my utmost to uphold the fair name of the Jews- because bigotry in any form is an affront to us all" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Saying 'I've been used,' Kanye West distances himself from politics
"My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in," West said.
African-American rabbi tackles racism in the Jewish community
One episode, in which Ariel confronted an Orthodox New York assemblyman over wearing a blackface costume,is a “verbatim” recollection of a conversation that Rishon had with a real politician.
Doing due diligence on Israel
The ‘Magazine’ sits down with Keith Wofford, the first African-American Republican candidate for New York State attorney-general.
Gay, African-American rabbi wants to shatter Jewish stereotypes
In her position as the newly installed rabbi of West End Synagogue, a Reconstructionist congregation on the Upper West Side, Kennebrae aims to challenge notions of what a Jew looks like.
Commentary magazine sees a new split in the black-Jewish alliance
“Stoking black-Jewish antagonism harms black Jews, hinders multi-racial organizing and only serves those invested in bigotry on both sides."