110: Van Jones on what broke the Black-Jewish alliance
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Haviv Rettig Gur interviews Van Jones about the historical and current state of the Black-Jewish alliance in America.
To support our work, please consider joining our Patreon community (https://www.patreon.com/c/AskHavivAnything), Substack (https://havivgur.substack.com/), or Buy Me a Coffee (buymeacoffee.com/havivrettiggur). Be sure to check us out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/haviv.rettig.gur/) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@haviv.rettig.gur). -- A century-long alliance between America's Black and Jewish communities was one of the most important drivers of American democratic reforms. But that relationship has not stood the test of time. The two communities seem more divided than ever. In this honest and unflinching conversation, Haviv sits down with activist, journalist and entrepreneur Van Jones to confront that unraveling, the mistrust, the misunderstandings and the widening gap between two communities that once changed history together. From civil rights to October 7, DEI to Gaza, we ask what happened, why the two communities don't understand each other, and whether that old, consequential alliance can be rebuilt. -- Thank you to the anonymous sponsor who asked to dedicate this episode to the victims of October 7. -- If you like what we do here, please consider joining our…
People in this episode
Host: Haviv Rettig Gur
Guest: Van Jones
Topics covered
- Black-Jewish alliance
- American democratic reforms
- civil rights
- mistrust
- community relations
- Gaza
Keywords
- Black community
- Jewish community
- alliance
- mistrust
- October 7
- DEI
- Gaza
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