NEWS & COMMENTARY

“This proposed bill is an assault on Black people,” said the Rev. Charles Boyer, co-founder and director of Salvation and Social Justice.

"Today’s news comes as no surprise. Since day one, the Trump Administration has been relentless in their attempts to dismantle any and all protections for Black people and our communities.

Following Mayor Reed Gusciora’s press conference on Trenton PD’s new policies, Rev. Dr. Charles F. Boyer of Salvation and Social Justice...

Star-Ledger Editorial Board | September 30, 2024 Rev. Charles Boyer on integrating NJ State Police, NJ’s top headlines | Reporters...

NJ Spotlight News | September 28, 2024 On Reporters Roundtable, David Cruz talks with Rev. Charles Boyer, founder and director of...

NJ Spotlight News | September 27, 2024 On Reporters Roundtable, David Cruz looks at the findings of the New Jersey attorney general’s...

NJ Spotlight News Nov 22, 2023 Social justice advocates say they're not surprised by the state attorney general's report concerning a...

By Kevin Shea | For NJ.com On the morning of Oct. 17, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and city Police Director Steve Wilson were summoned...

For Press Inquiries, Please Contact Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org In response to the Department of Justice’s announcement today...

By : SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ Police shot and killed Andrew Jerome Washington on Sunday in Jersey City, leading to calls for more help from...

Bobby Brier, Mental Health Writer | July 20, 2023 | Law & Public Safety Paterson police killing and department takeover spur attorney...

Coming up on today's show: Richard Haass, American diplomat, former longtime president of the Council on Foreign Relations (now president...

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...

By Rev. Timothy Adkins-Jones, Rev.Weldon McWilliams IV, Rev. John Taylor Three faith leaders say the state’s most vulnerable communities...

By Nancy Solomon New Jersey State Attorney General Matt Platkin is faced with a paradox: He says his top priority is helping local police...

By Dino Flammia Do you really need to be pulled over for that busted taillight? Citing a "disproportionate targeting" of Black drivers,...

A bill allowing cities to create civilian review boards with subpoena power has stalled in the Legislature. By Tennyson Donyéa March 22,...

By Joanne Kuniansky PATERSON, N.J. — Hundreds took part in a vigil, march and rally outside City Hall here March 7 protesting the police...

By Rev. Dr. Charles F. Boyer Without transformational changes, Najee Seabrooks' name will not be the last on the lips of advocates and...

By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board The family of Najee Seabrooks, killed by Paterson police, share their grief during a rally at...