Tag Archives: race

(On Recognition) Blacks & Jews & the Women’s March (Farrakhan Again)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by zjb

The details, of course, are well-known by now. Farrakhan, a master conspiracy theorist, emerges from out under the rocks like some monster to pronounce against his longtime enemies, “the “powerful Jews,” warning that “their time is up, your world is … Continue reading →

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Such a Nasty Woman (Miri Regev & the Intersectional Right in Israel)

Posted on October 23, 2016 by zjb

Shes’ right, of course. In comparison to her, the Israeli creative class and Jewish left, those largely Ashkenazi elites, are out maneuvered and “tight-assed.” No one knows how to play the political field like Culture Minister Miri Regev, who works at … Continue reading →

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(bell hooks) Race, Gender, Religion & Spirituality

Posted on December 19, 2015 by zjb

In case you missed it, this interview with bell hooks in the NYT Opinionator is pretty interesting. Its focus is the intersection between race, gender, religion, and spirituality. You can read it here. I found most interesting two things: [1] … Continue reading →

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The Color Yellow (Migration Series) (Jacob Lawrence)

Posted on August 19, 2015 by zjb

A chronicle of the Great Migration of African Americans from south to north between 1915 and the 1950s, Jacob Lawrence’s iconic Migration Series was almost immediately broken into two lots. Finished in 1941, The Museum of Modern Art purchased the … Continue reading →

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Race Riot (East St. Louis)

Posted on August 17, 2015 by zjb

Jacob Lawrence,  One of the largest race riots occurred in East St. Louis. 1940-41. Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18″ (30.5 x 45.7 cm) The more things change, the more they stay the same?

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Amazing Grace Christian Civil Religion (Barack Obama)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by zjb

The lion’s share of attention has gone to President Obama leading the congregation inside Charleston, South Carolina’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church singing Amazing Grace in his remarkable and perhaps historical eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney. Having heard about … Continue reading →

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Whiteness In Media Res (Caitlyn Jenner, Rachel Dolezal, Dylann Storm Roof)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by zjb

The problem with race in this country isn’t blackness. It’s whiteness. Impossible to get one’s mind around, it has been a curious and now painful news cycle. There’s something sad about Rachel Dolezal and the negative, even nasty policing that … Continue reading →

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Confederate Flag Full Mast (South Carolina)

Posted on June 18, 2015 by zjb

With the American and state flags at half mast over the South Carolina state house, it’s no surprise but still shocking to see the Confederate flag at full mast. I  found the picture first at Twitter and then checked to … Continue reading →

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Rachel Dolezal (Race, Intentional Community, & American Protestant Religion)

Posted on June 18, 2015 by zjb

Another wrinkle to the Rachel Dolezal story that has not been much discussed is its aspect as a Christian, religious phenomenon. I caught this little bit in the New York Times, which you can read here.   As I see it, … Continue reading →

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Being Black Being Jewish (Julius Lester) (Rachel Dolezal)

Posted on June 16, 2015 by zjb

Since I found it on FB, I think I can post this piece  by Julius Lester. Writing about his own maternal great-grandfather, who was a German Jewish immigrant, and having himself been judged as not being black after converting to … Continue reading →

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