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The arrival of the first African Americans in New Jersey can be traced back to the 17th century when Dutch settlers brought enslaved Africans to the region. [6] [7] During the American Revolution, New Jersey became a battleground in the fight against British rule, with many joining the Continental Army and fighting for their own freedom.
Despite laws promoting school integration since 1881, a 2017 study by the UCLA Civil Rights Project found that New Jersey has the sixth-most segregated classrooms in the United States. New Jersey has substantially smaller school districts per capita than other states, effectively dividing attendance by municipality. As a result, the proportion ...
The variety of stories were deeply-moving and added extra depth to the documentary by sharing the perspectives of both young and old Black men." [3] In 2020, Black Boys received the Public's Choice Award for best Feature Length Documentary at the Montreal International Black Film Festival [6] as well as the Best Documentary Award at the Twin ...
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It's been a tempestuous time for the Westwood Regional School District Board of Education.. Since the spring, meetings in the K-12 district have routinely drawn hundreds of people to debate the ...
A woman in West Virginia has denied locking her and her husband's adopted Black children in a shed amid their ongoing trial, a court has heard. Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, who ...
Graduation rates went up; chronic absenteeism went down. There were fewer expulsions. And after a 2007 decision to raise the age that young people can be tried as adults, from 16 to 18, the state has also reduced the number of teenagers heading to adult prisons.
They also attended church picnics and the boys sang gospel on stage. The Jacksons blamed the emaciated conditions of the four boys on medical problems. The Jacksons had six adopted children: Bruce; Tre'Shawn, 14; Terrell, 10; Michael, 9; Keziah, 12, and Jacee, 5. They also planned to adopt a 10-year-old foster child, Breanna.