Professor Charles Payne of Rutgers University discusses the potential of long-running talks in a major segregation lawsuit

The focus in 2024 remained on reforms after sobering assessment of state’s COVID-19 response

A few simple reforms would go a long way toward achieving fair and just sentencing

Data is promising, but new study highlights persistent racial gap in unplanned C-sections

The rate of Newark teens out of school and without a job is almost double the statewide rate, a new report says

Research, policy and health experts also address possible solutions

Review urges tackling long-standing gaps that worsened the crisis for people of color

Urgent action is needed to address these disparities, as well as the systemic issues that perpetuate them

NJ Spotlight News series looks at New Jersey challenges and possible solutions

ACLU New Jersey looked at COVID-19-related police stops from March to December 2020

Family Connects NJ, now in five counties, will expand to the entire state

The program will start in five counties before being expanded statewide

Doula care is one focus of first lady Tammy Murphy’s Nurture NJ program

First lady highlights the issue in her US Senate campaign

But there’s room to improve on early diagnoses and racial disparities

… But inflation-adjusted income falls below 2019 levels, and significant racial disparities still exist

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

That was 2% higher than the percentage in 2019