The war on drugs decimated NJ’s communities of color. We know what needs to be done, but do we have the will to act?
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NJ Spotlight NewsThe state has been investigating alleged racist actions in the town government
Interview with Princeton University Professor Imani Perry. Her new book explores the South
NJ residents describe being targets of attacks
But as long as decision-makers in police departments remain largely white, activists also say a more inclusive conversation can't take place
Preliminary data from the New Jersey State Police shows bias incidents have increased since 2019 and the number of reported cases could keep rising.
Racial gaps persist in the effort to put more shots in the arms of Black and brown residents. Anchor Briana Vannozzi takes a deeper look ...
Some advocates say the only way to end the so-called war on drugs is to decriminalize all of them, in small amounts, doing away with ...
In an effort to raise awareness about hate crimes, the state attorney general announced that his office would begin publishing statistics more frequently.
According to the group Stop AAPI Hate, 44 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination was reported in New Jersey between March 19 and August 5 in 2020. ...
Experts say members of the Black and brown community struggle to trust and find treatment for mental health.
The first lady says the goal is to reduce the maternal mortality rate by more than 50% over five years.
The RAND Corporation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are surveying, over time, 4,000 respondents, mostly people of color, about their views through the lens ...
Business Correspondent Rhonda Schaffler brings you today's New Jersey business news.
Since the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day in Minneapolis, protests have taken place across the country, many of them in suburban towns, with ...
It’s one of New Jersey’s most diverse high schools, but McNair Academic High School in Jersey City is brimming with racism, according to students there. ...
Gov. Phil Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy marched with demonstrators in Hillside and took a knee in Westfield. Thousands attended protests across the state ...
Business Correspondent Rhonda Schaffler brings you today's New Jersey business news.
Senior Correspondent David Cruz and a panel including activists Larry Hamm, Analilia Mejia and Ronsha Dickerson discuss the status of relations between communities of color ...
Systemic racism and access to preventive health care are at the root of the problems.