by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 23, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. African American Jewish writer David Walker talks with Be’chol Lashon’s...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 18, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
If you saw my column about Juneteenth posted here over the last few days, or a previous version on the website of Be’chol Lashon several years ago, or a video version currently presented by Be’chol Lashon, you would know I had bittersweet feelings about the history of...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 17, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
On Thursday June 17th, 2021, President Biden signed a bill that acknowledges Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This is a monumental moment for recognition of African American history, culture, and progress in the national public sphere. Over time, Juneteenth has been...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 17, 2021 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
On Thursday June 17th, 2021, President Biden signed a bill that acknowledges Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This is a monumental moment for recognition of African American history, culture, and progress in the national public sphere. In honor of Juneteenth Be’chol...
by Diane Tobin | May 18, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
My racial identity and my Jewish identity are inextricably tied to the day that marked the striking down of laws against intermarriage. I was raised by my Italian grandma and my German grandpa in the white suburbs of Chicago. My dad was Black and my mom was white....
by Marcella Campbell | May 12, 2021 | Identity
As we move towards the 54th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized interracial marriage across the United States, I’m consistently reminded that, throughout American history, the fortunes of the multicultural and...
