Devin Naar looks at racism and white supremacy that the Jewish community has internalized and passed down through a pecking order — a kind of colorism perpetrated on those Jews less proximal to whiteness, particularly browner-skinned Sephardic Jews.
racism
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Mothering on the Borders
Yifat Susskind stands at three of the world’s most militarized borders and reflects on what is revealed about these zones of separation and violence when we see them from the perspective of mothers.
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Your Turn
Damon Young looks back at his family’s journey toward homeownership, and what that can really mean when you’re black in America.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘Imagine Us, Because We’re Here’: An Interview with Mira Jacob
Mira Jacob talks about why she wrote a graphic memoir, and why she is tired of performing her pain in order to help white people understand racism.
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Our Words Will Save Us and Set Us Free
In the wake of having his writing career belittled, Jackson Bliss becomes an interpreter for a refugee and comes to see words, translations, and storytelling as important acts of resistance.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Power of a Neighborhood’s Name
When Google Maps’ data renamed an African American neighborhood, it opened up residents to the looming forces of gentrification.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Our Words Will Save Us and Set Us Free
In the wake of having his writing career belittled, Jackson Bliss becomes an interpreter for a refugee and comes to see words, translations, and storytelling as important acts of resistance.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Our Words Will Save Us and Set Us Free
In the wake of having his writing career belittled, Jackson Bliss becomes an interpreter for a refugee and comes to see words, translations, and storytelling as important acts of resistance.
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Deeper South
On two road trips wandering the backroads of the South — taken 20 years apart — Pete Candler discovers many truths about his family and the place he comes from.
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“White” Isn’t Even Neutral When You’re Talking About Paint Colors
Your systems will not protect you.