It looks like the Melbourne Airport has put Eric Andre through hell due to a "random screening".

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-1jYpaMlZF/

This has all the hallmarks of racial profiling, and even if it's not, and it really is random (unlikely) then whatever they've put him through sounds awful and not like something someone should have to go through.

I sort of doubt this is antisemitism based on him not saying anything about that, but... I'll call it Maybe Antisemitism

Today's Jew of the Day is Rain Pryor!

Rain Pryor is probably best known for being Richard Pryor's daughter, but she has had a full career on her own, including as an actor and award winning plawyright, and even musician!

Many of us may remember Pryor as TJ from the sitcom "Head of the Class", Pyror went on to do other acting work, but the most notable production was writing and starring in Fried Chicken and Latkes, a solo show about growing up Black and Jewish in the 1960s and 1970s in California.

Today's Jew of the Day is Rashida Jones!

Rashida Leah Jones is an actor, writer and producer. Jones has a long filmography that includes hit TV shows such as Boston Public, the Office, Parks and Rec, Angie Tribecca, and #blackAF as well as films including The Social Network, The Muppets (2011). She also co-wrote Toy Story 4

She produced the Netflix documentary "Quincy," about her father. This series won an Emmy for Best Musical Film.

Today's Jew of the Day is Eric André!

Eric Samuel André is a comerian, actor, and producer. He's best known for The Eric Andre Show, which he stars in, writes, and produces. The show has been airing for over ten years and his style of comedy is irreverent and surreal, which spans both the show and his real life, such as when he stopped brushing his hair or showering for a month before and during season four of his show. André also works on other shows an an actor, a writer, or producer.

He is also a musician who has a self-titled band, Blart, which has released two albums.

Today's Jew of the Day, is Rabbi Sandra Lawson

Rabbi Sandra Lawson is the world's first openly gay, female, Black rabbi, a milestone she achieved in 2018.

Rabbi Lawson worked for the Anti-Defamation League as an investigative researcher. In 2018, she became an ordained Reconstructionist Rabbi and took on the role of Associate Chaplain at Elon University. In 2021 she took on a new role as Director of Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Reconstructing Judaism.

Her website is https://www.rabbisandralawson.com/

I am not a representative of #Babka but I would like to see Jews of Color and allies feel welcome and participate in the space. I’m going to have to read this piece a couple more times, but in the meantime can anyone point me to recent explorations of this, or ideally (though perhaps difficult) a list of ‘best practices’?

#JewsOfColor #BlackJews #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #Moderation #ContentWarnings

https://techpolicy.press/the-whiteness-of-mastodon/

It's been clear for a while that there's a hardcore campaign underway on #Twitter to turn #Black and #Jewish communities in the #UnitedStates against one another. @SorayaMcDonald is a great follow on the importance of resisting these efforts, even though she seems to be just porting over tweets so far. Also any accounts from #BlackJews and #JOC - I'm still looking for them here, so please hit me up if you have recommendations.
#racism #antisemitism #USPOL