Tag: racism
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Forum addresses racism, defunding police, injustice
Blacks have made some strides in overcoming racism since the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, but more needs to be done to bridge the gap and to achieve full societal equity and equality. That’s the assessment of four panelists who spoke at a roundtable discussion on how to make New Jersey an equitable place…
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Workshop on combatting bias and prejudice will be presented by South Brunswick Library on July 15
As part of the South Brunswick Library’s virtual Continuing Community Conversations Event, “Stop Bias – Bias, Prejudice & Stereotypes – How Do they Impact Us? Learn to Recognize, Respond and Report” will be held at 7 p.m. July 15. The discussion will feature David S. Leonardis, Training & Outreach liaison, Prosecutors Supervision & Training Bureau,…
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Protest march in Lawrence ‘not a moment, a movement’
Chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot,” “No one’s free until we are all free,” and “No justice, no peace,” about 100 people marched from Central Park on Eggerts Crossing Road to Gilpin Park on Johnson Avenue in the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood during the Generations for Change rally. The goal of the June 20 rally was to…
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Opinion: A season of loss, from COVID-19 to the ‘virus’ of racism
This has been a season of expectations and loss. Only because I am an optimist and I have very good friends who give me cause for hope, I do not despair. When the pandemic started to affect us, I was hopeful that we would come out of it better people. I was hopeful that our…
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Edison council discusses racist mailings
EDISON — The investigation into who is responsible for sending racist flyers that displayed two Board of Education candidates in an offensive light during the election season is active and ongoing, according to township officials. The Township Council had a raw discussion during the November council meetings about the ordeal that made national news last…
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Edison candidates condemn offensive election mailing
EDISON — The two Board of Education candidates displayed on the offensive postcard mailing that was anonymously distributed to township homes last week hope those who are responsible for the flier are held accountable. In a joint statement, Jerry Shi, who is running for reelection in the upcoming election on Nov. 7, and Falguni Patel,…
