HAZAK: How Will an Interracial and Intermarried White House Impact Current Dynamic Intersections of African American and Jewish Cultures? with Carolivia Herron
Thursday, April 22, 2021 • 10 Iyyar 5781
7:00 PM - 8:00 PMZoom
Author Carolivia Herron will discuss current dynamic intersections of African American and Jewish cultures including Black-Jewish relations today and how it will be impacted by Vice President Kamala Harris, who is an interracial woman in an interfaith marriage.
CAROLIVIA HERRON, a convert to Judaism in adulthood and a founding member of “Jews of African Descent,” has a paternal-line Jewish descent from her grandmother. Her children’s book, Always an Olivia, recounts the coming of Herron’s Jewish ancestors from Tripoli, Libya, to the Georgia Sea Islands in the Americas. Her provocative famous book, Nappy Hair, caused a ruckus in New York City Public Schools. Dr. Herron currently teaches in the Classics Department of Howard University. Her presentation will focus on current dynamic intersections of African American and Jewish cultures including Black-Jewish relations today and how it will be impacted by Vice President Kamala Harris, who is an interracial woman in an interfaith marriage.
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