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May 15, 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 11, 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 4, 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...


Apr 24, 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 18, 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 5, 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 4, 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...

Mar 29, 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 22, 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 20, 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 17, 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 15, 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 13, 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
From Paterson’s bloody streets, a plea for federal help to tame police
By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board The family of Najee Seabrooks, killed by Paterson police, share their grief during a rally at...


Mar 9, 2023
At vigil for man killed by Paterson police, calls for federal intervention
David Cruz, Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor | March 8, 2023 | Law & Public Safety, Social Najee Seabrooks was fatally shot in a...


Mar 9, 2023
Najee Seabrooks rally draws more than 250 after fatal police-involved shooting in Paterson
By Joe Malinconico Tue, March 7, 2023 at 10:55 PM EST PATERSON — With a vigil, a rally and a march, more than 250 protesters expressed...


Mar 8, 2023
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 4, 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 2, 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...
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