Cora Jackson-Fossett

Cora is the Managing Editor and Religion Editor for the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper. She retired in 2014 from the City of Los Angeles after serving 15 years as public affairs director for the Department of Public Works.

Reckoning with Race and Building Trust Between Black Families and Child Welfare 

As we reflect on the long history of harm inflicted on Black families by child welfare policies, we must reject these narratives that perpetuate systemic racism and move toward genuinely equitable, intentional policies that acknowledge race and reckon with our history of racial inequity. 

Finding Common Ground: The Jews of Color Initiative

The Los Angeles chapter of the national Jews of Color Initiative (JoCI), and its Professional Network brings together members and friends, and Jews of color who are seeking a cohesive multiracial community within the American Jewish population.