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Salvation Social Justice
Jan 10, 20244 min read
To avoid deadly police shootings, NJ lawmakers OK program for mental health teams
By Mike Hayes Published Jan 8, 2024 Office of the New Jersey Attorney General New Jersey lawmakers have passed legislation to fund...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jan 8, 20242 min read
We Did It: Community Led First Responder Bill Passed Senate & Assembly Floor Vote
For Immediate Release January 8, 2024 Contact: Racquel Romans-Henry racquel@sandsj.org Trenton, NJ -- Today, in response to the Senate &...
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Salvation Social Justice
Dec 22, 20234 min read
Maternal health: NJ innovation center starts to take shape
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | DECEMBER 22, 2023 | HEALTH CARE Murphy names members of authority that will oversee the center in...
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Salvation Social Justice
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Fallout continues over report on Clark police
NJ Spotlight News Nov 22, 2023 Social justice advocates say they're not surprised by the state attorney general's report concerning a...
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Salvation Social Justice
Nov 16, 20232 min read
Top Black minister says Tammy Murphy must earn support of Black voters on her own
Rev. Charles Boyer cautions U.S. Senate candidate to avoid appearance that Phil Murphy is trying to deliver Black voters to her By David...
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Salvation Social Justice
Nov 14, 20236 min read
What will feds investigating N.J. police force find? Depends on who you ask.
By Kevin Shea | For NJ.com On the morning of Oct. 17, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and city Police Director Steve Wilson were summoned...
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Salvation Social Justice
Nov 3, 20233 min read
Op-Ed: NJ must stop over-penalizing Black communities with antiquated drug laws
By REV. TIMOTHY L. ADKINS-JONES | NOVEMBER 3, 2023 The war on drugs decimated NJ’s communities of color. We know what needs to be done,...
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Salvation Social Justice
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Seeking solutions, health experts host forum on N.J.’s ‘drug crisis’
By Deion Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com More than 2,100 people have died of suspected drug overdoses in New Jersey so far this...
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Salvation Social Justice
Oct 25, 20232 min read
Legal appeal planned over court ruling on NJ school segregation
John Mooney, Education Writer | October 25, 2023 | Education Attorney for families and advocacy groups is set to file appeal by Nov. 10...
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Salvation Social Justice
Oct 17, 20232 min read
SandSJ Responds to DOJ Announcement on Investigation of the Trenton Police Department
For Press Inquiries, Please Contact Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org In response to the Department of Justice’s announcement today...
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Salvation Social Justice
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Superior judge rules in highly controversial school segregation case
DAVID CRUZ, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR | OCTOBER 9, 2023 | EDUCATION The judge left both sides wondering what the next move...
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Salvation Social Justice
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Every 911 call does not require the response of someone with a gun | Opinion
By Ritney A. Castine | Mosaic guest columnist Updated: Sep. 10, 2023, 12:56 p.m.| Published: Sep. 09, 2023, 6:30 a.m. Vigil on...
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Salvation Social Justice
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Choice of Tahesha Way as lieutenant governor praised as ‘perfect pick’
DAVID CRUZ, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR | SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 | POLITICS Way is one of the longest-serving cabinet members in...
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Salvation Social Justice
Aug 30, 20235 min read
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
Aug 7, 20232 min read
UBA Urges Gov. Murphy to Appoint a Black Woman to Succeed the Late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
United Black Agenda (UBA) Urges Governor Murphy to Appoint a Black Woman to Succeed the Late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver With the death of...
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Salvation Social Justice
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Group tells Murphy to name Black woman as Oliver’s successor
David Wildstein, August 07 20232:48 pm United Black Agenda, a grassroots group of social justice and civil rights leaders in New Jersey,...
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Salvation Social Justice
Aug 4, 20233 min read
Senator Menendez and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman Toured Future Maternal Health Center
ICYMI: SENATOR MENENDEZ JOINED CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, REV. CHARLES BOYER, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ON TOUR OF FUTURE SITE OF...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jul 31, 20235 min read
The pushback against charges of racism in the State Police | Moran
Updated: Jul. 30, 2023, 9:31 p.m.| Published: Jul. 30, 2023, 6:31 a.m. A study commissioned by the state itself found that State Police...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jul 20, 20235 min read
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, 20231 min read
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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