Who is Policing the Police in Calgary? New documentary examines abuse of power
By Jake Cardinal (AJNews) – Above the Law, a new documentary film by Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal about police brutality in Calgary, Alberta,…
Human Rights
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey supports reparations for African-Americans, ‘as a Jew’
by Penina Beede (JTA) — Here’s a bit of news that has flown under the radar: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey supports reparations for African-Americans. The…
As the World Grapples with Systemic Racism… Israel Seeks to Empower Ethiopian Youth
by Sharon Gelbach (June 2020) – The growing protests against racism in the US have aroused strong feelings across the globe and Israel is no…
White Jews should understand why Black Americans need reparations now
by Lilli Sher This story originally appeared on Alma. As a white person, as a Jewish person and as the descendant of Holocaust survivors who…
Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth
by Josefin Dolsten, Philissa Cramer (JTA) — After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring delayed the launch of the website for TribeHerald, a…