A wave of "tough on crime" bills are scheduled for hearings in the state Legislature. But will they make New Jersey safer? By Eric...

For Immediate Release Contact: Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org On Monday, the Legislature will hold hearings on several bills that,...

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...

For Immediate Release January 27, 2023 Contact: Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org Trenton, NJ----This evening, the horrifying body...

By Kenneth Simmons *Rev. Boyer's message begins at 35:00* PISCATAWAY, NJ – On Monday, January 16th, the nation will take time to...

Trenton, NJ – Earlier today, Governor Murphy gave his State of the State address where he outlined a promising plan to move New Jersey...

By: Jared Hunter, Senior Organizer Historically and to this day, Black and Brown communities have been systematically disenfranchised...

By Ande Richards | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Thanksgiving was terrible for twin sisters Myrlene Laurince-Hillaire and Myriam Laurince....

Ken Serrano Asbury Park Press A bill to establish the licensing of police officers in New Jersey cleared the Senate and Assembly on...

By Melissa Rose Cooper, Correspondent | July 5, 2022 | Law & Public Safety, More Issues But some advocates want more diversity in police...

By BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | OCTOBER 10, 2022 | SOCIAL, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY Some advocates would like expungement of...

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...

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...

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The bill would let people who bid on a foreclosed home put 3.5% cash down — opposed to the 20%...

DAVID CRUZ, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR | SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 | EDUCATION, SOCIAL A study found NJ’s schools are some of the...

By Rev. Charles F. Boyer, Pastor, and Rev. DeForest Soaries. PUBLISHED: November 1, 2022 at 5:58 p.m. | UPDATED: November 1, 2022 at 6:29...

Melissa Rose Cooper, Correspondent | October 25, 2022 | Health Care, Social Youth mentorship and violence prevention programs will also...

ADRIAN MORROWU.S. CORRESPONDENT CAMDEN, N.J. PUBLISHED AUGUST 22, 2022 Nine years ago, a U.S. community with soaring violent crime rates...