Advocates seek 93 steps toward justice in the last Northern state to ratify the amendment that abolished slavery

The order establishes a clemency advisory board and criteria for expedited consideration of clemency requests

The New Jersey Reparations Council will give a one-year update on its deliberations

'There are too many who believed that it actually never happened here'

Council documents how NJ actively profited from enslavement, was last state in country to abolish slavery in 1866

Advocates go it alone after legislative efforts stall

They say they can’t wait for the state to create its own council

New Jersey is among at least 28 states that legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday

His likeness was removed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020

Recent union ‘sick-out’ led to widespread train cancellations

Plans also announced for arts and education district in the city

NJ Transit canceled hundreds of trains, airlines canceled thousands of flights

NJ Transit says engineers called out of work Friday at 'nearly triple the rate of an average weekday'

Juneteenth is now a federal and state holiday, but there's more to do according to some state leaders

The museum celebrates the life and work of the abolitionist who led many to freedom through the underground railroad

Many in the Northeast say they never learned why Juneteenth is commemorated

Officials differ on what's contributing to the lack of recruits

The life of George Floyd is being honored at Newark City Hall in the form of a 700-pound bronze statue.

Juneteenth, or June 19 1865, is a celebration of the day that slavery finally ended in America. This year’s celebration comes on the 24th day ...