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Robin Washington

Robin Washington

Robin Washington, an award-winning veteran journalist from Minnesota, is the Forward’s Editor-at-Large. He was one of the founders of the Alliance for Black Jews and early pioneer of the term, “Jew of color” more than two decades ago. Contact him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @robinbirk.

a crowd holds up Palestinian flags and anti-Israel signs
Posted inU.S.

DNC protest attracts multitude of groups, though not tens of thousands

Robin Washington by Robin Washington August 20, 2024August 20, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. CHICAGO — If the opening day protest of the […]

Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, who is celebrating 50 years in the rabbinate this month, speaks at the Interfaith Challenge to Protest Curfew in New York in 2015. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Gottlieb)
Posted inOpinion

After 50 years, pioneering female rabbi is still practicing peace — and protesting

Robin Washington by Robin Washington September 27, 2023September 27, 2023
The Greenville, North Carolina, Juneteenth parade, June 19, 2021. (Photo/Rawpixel CC0)
Posted inJuneteenth

Not just a second Passover: Juneteenth’s unfinished journey

Robin Washington by Robin Washington June 19, 2023June 19, 2023
Rabbi Mira Rivera, seen here in her office in 2019, will lead the upcoming Lunar Collective event. (Photo/JTA-Josefin Dolsten)
Posted inCalifornia

Today: Asian American Jewish group’s event will address mass shootings in California

Robin Washington by Robin Washington and Forward January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
The kinara, the main symbol of Kwanzaa, was inspired by the Hanukkah menorah. (Photo/Forward-iStock)
Posted inOpinion

How Kwanzaa’s creator modified a menorah — and helped Black Jews

Robin Washington by Robin Washington and Forward December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
A mural memorializing George Floyd in Minneapolis by Xena Goldman, Cadex Herrera and Greta McLain. (Photo/Lorie Shaull vai Flickr)
Posted inOpinion

Want real police reform after the Chauvin trial? Start with how they’re trained.

Robin Washington by Robin Washington and Forward April 21, 2021

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