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Trenton Restorative Street Team Announces the Week of Shalom: A City-Wide Movement for Peace and Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Trenton Restorative Street Team Trenton, NJ – The Trenton Restorative Street Team (TRST), in...
Jul 3, 2024

Salvation and Social Justice Announces Partnership with General Baptist Convention in New Jersey
For Immediate Release Contact: Jared Hunter | jared@sandsj.org March 18, 2024 TRENTON, NJ - Salvation and Social Justice announces its...
Mar 18, 2024

Governor Murphy Signs “Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act”
January 12, 2024 For Immediate Release Contact: Racquel Romans-Henry, Policy Director | racquel@sandsj.org TRENTON, NJ --- In a victory...
Jan 12, 2024

Crisis response groups set to get more state funding
NJ Spotlight News BOBBY BRIER, MENTAL HEALTH WRITER | JANUARY 11, 2024 | HEALTH CARE, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY Lawmakers pass bill to expand...
Jan 11, 2024

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...
Jan 10, 2024

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 &...
Jan 8, 2024

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...
Dec 22, 2023


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...
Nov 22, 2023


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...
Nov 16, 2023


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...
Nov 14, 2023


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,...
Nov 3, 2023


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...
Oct 27, 2023


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...
Oct 25, 2023

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...
Oct 17, 2023


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...
Oct 9, 2023


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...
Sep 11, 2023


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...
Sep 8, 2023


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...
Aug 30, 2023


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...
Aug 7, 2023


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,...
Aug 7, 2023
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