For many residents who spent the summer marching and rallying against the killings of unarmed Black Americans, the wait continues for the change they hoped to ignite. In Middlesex County, a group of pastors had an idea: the Black Community Watchline. It’s a non-emergency helpline allowing people to report and get counseling for racial violence. Will it make the Black community safer? Senior Correspondent David Cruz reports.
Watchline aims to aid Black community in Middlesex County
David Cruz, Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor | September 15, 2020 | Social Issues
TAGS: BLACK COMMUNITY WATCHLINE BLACK LIVES MATTER HELPLINE MIDDLESEX COUNTY PASTORS PROTEST RACE RACIAL VIOLENCE

Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor
Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.