Tag: Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church

  • Not In Our Town Princeton celebrates ongoing work toward racial justice

    Not In Our Town Princeton celebrates ongoing work toward racial justice

    Not In Our Town Princeton honored individual students as well as school groups and their student leaders who continued to work for racial justice at Princeton High School (PHS), Princeton Middle School (PMS) and in the community despite the challenges of a difficult year in which many activities were curtailed due to the COVID-19pandemic. More than 100 people…

  • Protect The Results rally urges counting of every vote

    Protect The Results rally urges counting of every vote

    Several local organizations in Central Jersey rallied residents to Princeton’s Hinds Plaza to resist any measures to stop the counting of mail-in ballots, as those votes continue to be counted across the country to determine America’s president in the 2020 election. The Count Every Vote rally on Nov. 4 in Princeton is one of many…

  • Princeton Juneteenth Block Party: A day of celebration, remembrance, activism

    Princeton Juneteenth Block Party: A day of celebration, remembrance, activism

    Six young organizers produced the first-ever public observance and celebration of Juneteenth in Princeton. Billed as a celebration of the cultural achievements of Black Americans and a commendation of the Black Lives Matter movement, it was a day of solidarity, celebration and action on June 18 at the Princeton Family YMCA field. The program began…

  • Peaceful ‘Kneel for Justice’ protest brings hundreds together in downtown Princeton

    Peaceful ‘Kneel for Justice’ protest brings hundreds together in downtown Princeton

    Nationwide protests against police brutality over the death of George Floyd have gripped cities and towns across America. Princeton would be the latest to host a demonstration when community organizers held a “Kneel for Justice” rally on June 2. Hundreds gathered around the FitzRandolph Gate, the official entrance of Princeton University, to honor the life…

  • LOOSE ENDS 3/27: Kevin Wilkes: Commitment to the Paul Robeson Project

    LOOSE ENDS 3/27: Kevin Wilkes: Commitment to the Paul Robeson Project

    By Pam Hersh As COVID-19 was halting all activity in Princeton, architect Kevin Wilkes was doing his best to ramp it up. The construction activity – permitted under current COVID restrictions and socially distant from residents – was focused on a house at the corner of Witherspoon and Green streets. Construction workers were wearing masks…