Black History Month

Black History Month – An Epilogue

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Marking the closing of Black History Month, LABA alumnus Kendell Pinkney condemns the habitual pigeonholing of him as Jew of color, and calls for a thoughtful conversation around how Jewishness intersects with various forms of otherness.   When the email landed in my inbox, I groaned aloud. “Would you be interested to write a short

Are We Done With Murder?

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LABA alum Gordon Haber considers Black History Month and the dangers of making America great again   In these days when we are exhorted to make America great again — in other words, to return to some vaguely articulated epoch of former glory — it’s probably a good idea to consider what a return to