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SandSJ Testifies for Black Maternal Health Bill
Today, the New Jersey Assembly Health Committee advanced Assembly Bill 5472, a bill that would establish the New Jersey Maternal and...
Jun 5, 2023
Backing for bill that would fund community crisis response teams
JOANNA GAGIS, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | JUNE 2, 2023 | LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY, MORE ISSUES The bill would also establish a Community Crisis...
Jun 5, 2023
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...
May 30, 2023
SandSJ Successfully Testifies for Community-Led Response Bill
Yesterday, following impassioned testimony after testimony, Assembly Bill 5326 advanced out of the Law and Public Safety Committee....
May 19, 2023
Bill advances to fund community crisis response teams to reduce police violence
By DANA DIFILIPPO- MAY 19, 2023 The Rev. Charles Boyer, pastor of Greater Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Trenton and founding director of...
May 19, 2023
POD Talks Episode 3: Black History, Justice & the State of Our Democracy
Jeannine LaRue, Reverend Charles Boyer and Reva Foster sat down join Sean Spiller for our latest episode of POD Talks to talk black...
May 16, 2023
NJ’s attorney general confronts gun violence, corruption, police reform — and a paradox
By Nancy Solomon New Jersey State Attorney General Matt Platkin is faced with a paradox: He says his top priority is helping local police...
May 15, 2023
Trenton groups holding Entrepreneurial Workshops for recently incarcerated
By By A.Z. Johnson | Ajohnson@Trentonian.com | Tracey Syphax introduces Mayor Reed Gusciora at a press conference Tuesday at City Hall....
May 11, 2023
AG Platkin Announces Multidisciplinary Public Safety Innovation Working Group
For Immediate Release: May 3, 2023 Office of the Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General TRENTON – Attorney General...
May 4, 2023
Projects that expose communities of color in N.J. to more pollution must be axed under new rules
By Steven Rodas | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Aliyia Jones, right, and her daughter Infinity, 8, protest the air and water quality in...
Apr 24, 2023
Legal Forum in Newark Points to Redlining as Root of Segregation
By MARK J. BONAMO A group of legal heavyweights, along with government and advocacy groups, came to Newark to examine redlining - a...
Apr 24, 2023
‘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,...
Apr 18, 2023
Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin Announce Recipients of $15M in Grant Funding for Violence Intervention
Governor Murphy and AG Platkin Announce Recipients of $15M in Grant Funding for Violence Intervention and Prevention Work 32...
Apr 5, 2023
Disappointed but not surprised: SandSJ Responds to Jajuan Henderson Judgement
For Press Inquiries Contact Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org Jajuan Henderson’s life was forever changed when he was shot and left...
Apr 4, 2023
Trenton to D.C.: SandSJ Sends Policy Director to Discuss Biden-Harris Impact on Local Communities.
For Immediate Release Contact Richelle Terese richelle@sandsj.org Trenton to Washington D.C.: SandSJ Sends Policy Director to discuss...
Mar 29, 2023
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,...
Mar 22, 2023
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...
Mar 20, 2023
He Should Still Be Alive: SandSJ Releases Statement on Body Cam Footage of Najee Seabrooks' Death
For Press Inquiries: Contact Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org He Should Still Be Alive: Salvation and Social Justice Releases...
Mar 17, 2023
Sen. Ron Rice, Black New Jersey's Champion
Rev Charles F Boyer, Executive Director of Salvation and Social Justice and Pastor of Greater Mount Zion A.M.E. Church,Offers Statement...
Mar 15, 2023
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...
Mar 13, 2023
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