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Salvation Social Justice
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Reapplying Trenton’s fighting spirit
BY PHINEAS HOGAN Mike Hilton, also known as, “Beast,” is a two-time national boxing champion, has an 11-0 record in professional bouts...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jul 13, 20233 min read
New Jersey Police Disproportionately Stop Minorities, Study Finds
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Segregated: A New Jersey Spotlight Report
A collaboration of news organizations across New Jersey is examining segregation in the state’s schools, both on a statewide basis and in...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 30, 20232 min read
NJ leads nation in reducing prison population, ACLU says
By BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | JUNE 28, 2023 | Dramatic reduction since 2017, but advocates fear new tough-on-crime bills New...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 26, 20234 min read
Advocates worry certain bills will marginalize people of color
By TAYLOR JUNG, SOCIAL JUSTICE WRITER | JUNE 26, 2023 | LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY, MORE ISSUES, SOCIAL Critics point out that social-justice...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 26, 20234 min read
Officials defend regulation of cannabis industry during hearing before lawmakers
By SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ - JUNE 24, 2023 9:29 AM Lawmakers accused cannabis regulators of pulling strings to reinstate the license of a...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 21, 20234 min read
Environmental justice and our clean energy future | Opinion
By By Ronald Tuff and Ed Potosnak Rev. Ronald Tuff is a GreenFaith New Jersey Organizer, where he specializes in organizing Black...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Move to set minimum age of 14 for criminal responsibility in NJ
By Ted Goldberg There's bipartisan support for adoption of that age in criminal cases New Jersey is one of 24 states that does not have a...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 13, 20235 min read
Lawmakers propose 14 as minimum age for juvenile delinquency
Younger wrongdoers need rehabilitative services — not a criminal record, legislators say By Dana DiFilippo - June 12, 2023 Several...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 6, 20232 min read
More grant funding available for women- and minority-owned businesses looking to enter wind sector
By ROI-NJ Staff(Phillipsburg) - May 31, 2023 More grant funding available for women- and minority-owned businesses looking to enter...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 5, 20233 min read
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
Jun 5, 20231 min read
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
May 30, 20233 min read
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
May 19, 20232 min read
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....
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Salvation Social Justice
May 19, 20234 min read
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
May 16, 20231 min read
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
May 15, 20237 min read
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
May 11, 20232 min read
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....
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Salvation Social Justice
May 4, 20232 min read
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...
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Salvation Social Justice
Apr 24, 20236 min read
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...
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