Religion

Tyrone A. Ash has written his last chapter to his earthly book    

       Tyrone was a trailblazer. He began the tenth grade at Dania Sterling High School which later became known as Hollywood Hills High School. This was the first fully integrated high school in Broward County.  The school was composed of fifty African American students and three hundred fifty non-African American students.  All of the students were tenth graders, from five different high schools.  There he became the first President in the new school’s history and the first African American President of a student council at an integrated high school in Broward County.  […]

Religion

Black Jewish Leader Works to Boost Community Inclusiveness

In this new role, Nate Looney, a Black man who grew up in Los Angeles, has been tackling the delicate task of producing guidelines on how to be more welcoming of Jews of color, even as synagogues and community centers strengthen security in the wake of recent attacks including mass shootings in Pittsburgh and Poway, California. The concern is that such boosted security increases the likelihood of racial profiling incidents affecting congregants of color. […]