Born and raised in Newark, and later as an adult in East Orange, she was a fighter for the voiceless in her personal endeavors and in her elected official roles. We note that she was the first black woman to have served in a statewide office in NJ history. And she was just the second in the […]
Outraged at the new Black history standards in Florida, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday blasted what she called revisionist history promoted in the state’s African American history standards approved this week by top education officials.
The Biden administration is siding with a private prison corporation’s legal effort to keep an immigration detention center in Elizabeth from shuttering, claiming its impending closure would be “catastrophic” to federal immigration efforts. The U.S. Department of Justice in a legal filing calls New Jersey’s 2021 law banning all immigration detention contracts — the agency refers to the law as AB 5207 — unconstitutional and says closing the Elizabeth facility would harm the federal government amid an influx of migrants and closures of other detention centers around the nation.
Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced that as of Monday, July 17 the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Port Security Section (PSS) has officially taken over the regulatory and law enforcement duties previously held by the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor (WCNYH) within New Jersey. The WCNYH was formed in 1953 under a bi-state compact between New Jersey and New York.
To honor those who lost their lives in Newark, the People's Organization For Progress (POP) held a 1967 Newark Rebellion Commemoration March And Rally on the 56th anniversary of the uprising on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and the Black Men Vote (BMV) organization announced an historic partnership focused on voter registration and engagement. The new partnership will leverage the historical involvement of NFL players in increasing voter turnout and facilitating a fair discussion of issues that impact communities across America.
The Supreme Court justices, in striking down affirmative action in higher education and voting along ideological grounds – the conservatives members in the majority – recently determined that race-conscious admissions programs violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and the Trenton City Council have been at the forefront of some significant changes. It was announced that Arch Liston, the Mayor's Chief of Staff, resigned. However, on Thursday evening, it was reported that Liston was under consideration for the top spot as the director of Trenton Housing and Economic Development. And late last month, the Trenton City Council overwhelmingly appointed Steve Wilson as the Police Director.
