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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...
Mar 8, 2023
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: SandSJ Releases Statement on the Police Killing of Najee Seabrooks
For Immediate Release Contact Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Salvation and Social Justice Releases Statement on...
Mar 4, 2023
New Jersey Jumps Ahead in Teaching Black History
By Stacy M. Brown Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras J. Baraka, NJIT President Joel S. Bloom and Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger...
Mar 2, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BUILDING BACK BLACK: SANDSJ’S VISION FOR THE NEXT NEW JERSEY
For Press Inquiries: Contact Richelle Terese richelle@sandsj.org February 28, 2023 Earlier this afternoon, Governor Murphy gave a budget...
Feb 28, 2023
Environmental justice rules still not set, more than two years since law enacted
By Raven Santana, Correspondent | February 24, 2023 | Energy & Environment Law was signed by Gov. Murphy on Sept. 18, 2020. New Jersey’s...
Feb 24, 2023
During Black History Month, Governor Murphy Announces Expansion of AP African American Studies
During Black History Month, Governor Murphy Announces Expansion of AP African American Studies in New Jersey NEWARK – Governor Phil...
Feb 15, 2023
N.J. lawmakers want to pass harsher penalties for fentanyl despite pleas from advocates
By Tennyson Donyéa Updated Feb. 13, 2023 10:13 pm Sen. Brian Stack (D-Hudson) speaks on a bill that would increase penalties for...
Feb 14, 2023
NJ Needs To Invest In People – Not Lock Them Up, Advocates Say
A wave of "tough on crime" bills are scheduled for hearings in the state Legislature. But will they make New Jersey safer? By Eric...
Feb 14, 2023
Salvation and Social Justice Statement On New Tough On Crime Bills
For Immediate Release Contact: Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org On Monday, the Legislature will hold hearings on several bills that,...
Feb 10, 2023
For the first time, New Jersey’s Black churches take congregants to the polls early
By NIKITA BIRYUKOV- OCTOBER 25, 2021 A Souls to the Polls rally in a Cleveland church in August. With in-person early voting now a...
Feb 2, 2023
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...
Jan 27, 2023
Together We Stand: Piscataway Remembers the Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Kenneth Simmons *Rev. Boyer's message begins at 35:00* PISCATAWAY, NJ – On Monday, January 16th, the nation will take time to...
Jan 17, 2023
We Will Not Be Left Behind: SandSJ Releases 2023 Policy Agenda
Trenton, NJ – Earlier today, Governor Murphy gave his State of the State address where he outlined a promising plan to move New Jersey...
Jan 10, 2023
Souls to the Polls
By: Jared Hunter, Senior Organizer Historically and to this day, Black and Brown communities have been systematically disenfranchised...
Dec 15, 2022
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....
Dec 7, 2022
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...
Nov 15, 2022
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...
Nov 15, 2022
Expungement of marijuana convictions slowed by bottlenecks
By BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | OCTOBER 10, 2022 | SOCIAL, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY Some advocates would like expungement of...
Nov 14, 2022
Advocacy groups, N.J. lawmakers decry lack of transparency in American Rescue Plan funding process
By Tennyson Donyéa August 2, 2022 File photo: The State Capitol in Trenton (Alan Tu/WHYY) New Jersey still has $1.4 billion from the...
Nov 14, 2022
Faith leaders must help desegregate New Jersey’s schools | Opinion
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022, 3:03 p.m.|Published: Aug. 18, 2022, 3:30 p.m. By: Rev. Dr. Charles Boyer The Rev. Dr. Charles Franklin Boyer is...
Nov 14, 2022
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