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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 ...
With cornrows proudly styled on music’s biggest stage, she dedicated her victory to young Black women who see themselves in her—an artist fearlessly embracing her truth, proving that Black ...
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.
“I had guys from all over the country – Black, white, all these different groups coming up to me and going, ‘You're not a criminal, man. You're not like us. You don't belong here, you don't ...
Advocates with the New Jersey Reparations Council discuss their efforts to sway Trenton lawmakers to consider reparations for slavery.
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.
On June 6, hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters gathered in Lambertville to march and listen to speeches. The march proceeded up North Union Street to Mary Sheridan Park. After listening to the speeches, the protesters crossed the New Hope–Lambertville Bridge into New Hope, Pennsylvania in order to continue marching on South Main Street ...