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My Magen David, My Identity

My daughter Maya and I had been walking along 125th Street in Harlem, past the larger-than-life statue of Adam Clayton Powell, ...

My Christian Great-Grandmother, My Jewish Inspiration

Beatrice W. Hudson, known to me as Be Be, was my great-grandmother. She was one of the strongest, and most ...

The Risks of Being an Interracial Family

It is true that every family is different, but for multiracial families that difference can bring with it specific challenges. ...

For Cryin’ Out Loud, It’s A Culture, Not A Race!

There’s not a “look” to Jewish, you just are. This is what I was raised to believe in the Jewish ...

My Interracial Marriage Isn’t That Exotic

Those of you who follow my comedy know that my wife is a Black woman who converted to Judaism. What ...