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Activists renew calls for change after police kill Jersey City man
By : SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ Police shot and killed Andrew Jerome Washington on Sunday in Jersey City, leading to calls for more help from...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Jul 20
- 5 min
New office aims to reduce police involvement in mental health crises
Bobby Brier, Mental Health Writer | July 20, 2023 | Law & Public Safety Paterson police killing and department takeover spur attorney...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Jul 18
- 1 min
The Brian Lehrer Show-July 17, 2023
Coming up on today's show: Richard Haass, American diplomat, former longtime president of the Council on Foreign Relations (now president...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Jul 13
- 3 min
New Jersey Police Disproportionately Stop Minorities, Study Finds
The study of more than 6 million cases found that 46 percent of traffic stops were of Black or Hispanic motorists, far more than their...
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Salvation Social Justice
- May 30
- 3 min
Faith leaders want community-led solutions, not police-led responses
By Rev. Timothy Adkins-Jones, Rev.Weldon McWilliams IV, Rev. John Taylor Three faith leaders say the state’s most vulnerable communities...
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Salvation Social Justice
- May 15
- 7 min
NJ’s attorney general confronts gun violence, corruption, police reform — and a paradox
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Salvation Social Justice
- Apr 18
- 2 min
‘Contactless policing’ — NJ Proposal Calls For Fewer Traffic Stops
By Dino Flammia Do you really need to be pulled over for that busted taillight? Citing a "disproportionate targeting" of Black drivers,...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Cries for civilian review boards grow louder in N.J. following Najee Seabrooks’ killing
A bill allowing cities to create civilian review boards with subpoena power has stalled in the Legislature. By Tennyson Donyéa March 22,...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Mar 20
- 3 min
NJ march protests cop killing of Najee Seabrooks
By Joanne Kuniansky PATERSON, N.J. — Hundreds took part in a vigil, march and rally outside City Hall here March 7 protesting the police...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Paterson killing shows our communities continue to be overpoliced and under-resourced
By Rev. Dr. Charles F. Boyer Without transformational changes, Najee Seabrooks' name will not be the last on the lips of advocates and...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Mar 13
- 4 min
From Paterson’s bloody streets, a plea for federal help to tame police
By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board The family of Najee Seabrooks, killed by Paterson police, share their grief during a rally at...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Mar 9
- 1 min
At vigil for man killed by Paterson police, calls for federal intervention
David Cruz, Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor | March 8, 2023 | Law & Public Safety, Social Najee Seabrooks was fatally shot in a...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Najee Seabrooks rally draws more than 250 after fatal police-involved shooting in Paterson
By Joe Malinconico Tue, March 7, 2023 at 10:55 PM EST PATERSON — With a vigil, a rally and a march, more than 250 protesters expressed...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Paterson cops turn down help, then shoot a man dead. Why?
By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board Najee Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson How long will the citizens of Paterson be forced to endure...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Jan 27
- 4 min
SALVATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE RELEASES STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF TYRE NICHOLS BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE
For Immediate Release January 27, 2023 Contact: Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org Trenton, NJ----This evening, the horrifying body...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Dec 7, 2022
- 5 min
Our community is hurting. Police brutality complaints aired at meeting with U.S. attorney. | Opinion
By Ande Richards | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Thanksgiving was terrible for twin sisters Myrlene Laurince-Hillaire and Myriam Laurince....
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Salvation Social Justice
- Nov 15, 2022
- 4 min
Police licensing bill flies through the Senate, Assembly
Ken Serrano Asbury Park Press A bill to establish the licensing of police officers in New Jersey cleared the Senate and Assembly on...
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Salvation Social Justice
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
Police licensing program is ‘a powerful step in the right direction’
By Melissa Rose Cooper, Correspondent | July 5, 2022 | Law & Public Safety, More Issues But some advocates want more diversity in police...
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- Aug 25, 2022
- 9 min
Replacing its police force has brought Camden, N.J., more peace but lingering questions...
ADRIAN MORROWU.S. CORRESPONDENT CAMDEN, N.J. PUBLISHED AUGUST 22, 2022 Nine years ago, a U.S. community with soaring violent crime rates...
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