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

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

NJ Reparations Council holds second meeting, will publish findings in 2025

Advocates go it alone after legislative efforts stall

In Newark, the holiday was marked at two different events

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

Reporter Taylor Jung examined long-running arguments about reparations in the context of her own family history

They say the bill must get voted on soon or else start the process all over again

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

Historian Junius Williams reflects on the parallels that can be drawn from the events of 100 years ago

Advocates and lawmakers want the state to study the impact and legacy of slavery in New Jersey and take action in the lame-duck session.

Slavery reparations bills have stalled in Congress for decades and the issue remains deeply controversial.