This are some of our local and national appearances of Atlanta Jews of Color Council programming in the press.
AJOCC Arts Event Makes History- Forward Magazine
https://forward.com/culture/524588/jewish-diversity-of-arts-showcase-atlanta-event-jews-of-color/
The Atlanta Jews of Color Council is ready to make history in the South. The council’s inaugural Jewish Diversity of Arts Showcase will celebrate diversity, creativity and mental health. The free event, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 13, in Atlanta’s Breman Museum, features work from Jews of color and other artists from marginalized communities.
New Book Recalls The Complicated History of Jews and Race – Atlanta Jewish Times
https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/new-book-recalls-the-complicated-history-of-jews-and-race/
Victoria Raggs, executive director of The Atlanta Jews of Color Council, said the history of the Moses family is “relevant to today’s diversity equity advocacy. It gives context to the work that’s going on.” That’s why her organization has chosen to co-sponsor the program.
AJOCC ED Named Among 10 Inspiring Black Women Making History in Atlanta – Best Self Atlanta Magazine
https://bestselfatlanta.com/10-inspiring-black-women-making-history-in-atlanta/
As co-founder and executive director of the Atlanta Jews of Color Council (AJOCC), Victoria Raggs works against racism and antisemitism while educating Jews, Blacks and other people of color about their overlapping interests and communities.
Jews of Color Call for Community to Get on Right Side of History – and Present. – Forward Magazine
How does the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy apply to equity, diversity, and inclusion in Jewish communities?
A panel of Jewish changemakers all hailing from different racial backgrounds tackled that question at the MLK, Jr. Day – Jewish Social Justice Summit 2022 held online Sunday, Jan. 16, by the Atlanta Jews of Color Council. They began answering it with a search for truth.
What Does Juneteenth Mean to Me?
https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/what-does-juneteenth-mean-to-me/?
Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth is a prominent holiday that celebrates the end of slavery. Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865, the last group of enslaved people learned of their freedom when the Army declared 250,000 Texas slaves free. In 1980, nearly a century later, Texas recognized Juneteenth as an official holiday celebrated annually on June 19.
Atlanta Jews of Color Participate in National Shabbaton
https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/atlanta-jews-of-color-participate-in-national-shabbaton/?
A dream of Harriette Wimms, a Baltimore-based psychologist and organizer, the Shabbaton also came at a good time for the Atlanta Jews of Color Council Inc., a partner of the Mischpacha Project. Launched about six months ago by executive director Victoria Raggs, AJCC was created because there “was a real absence of representation for Jews of color,” she said.
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