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Open Letter to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin
May 25, 2023
When your State Attorney General quotes Letter from Birmingham Jail you'd probably expect good results. New Jersey's AG seems to be on a different path.
Testimony on Community Crisis Response - A5326
May 20, 2023
Paterson Healing Collective staff member Najee Seabrooks (center) who was murdered by Paterson Police during a mental health crisis. Photo from Paterson...
Policing, Whiteness, and My Journey of Understanding
May 6, 2023
A racist system will always produce racist outcomes. We need to break down that racist system.
New Jersey is governed by white moderates
April 19, 2023
Those people who are quoting Dr. King's Letters are the same people he was talking about, and they either don't see that, or they don't want to see that.
Public Comment - Englewood Council Meeting - 03/30/2023
March 31, 2023
Six months after an Englewood Police Officer murdered Bernard Placide, Jr by shooting him while he was incapacitated by a taser, the Council isn't taking residents concerns with policing seriously
#JusticeForNajee 3/7/23
March 8, 2023
Living into my own theory that sharing pictures of protest is important to spreading the change we hope to accomplish
Public Comment on Medicare for All - Newark Municipal Council - 02/28/2023
March 2, 2023
My public comment in support of a Newark Council Resolution supporting a Mayor Baraka letter calling for passage of Medicare for All
First Op-Ed in Public Square Amplified
September 17, 2022
My first piece has been published in what is hopefully a series of 3 Op-Eds in Public Square on Organizing, Democracy, and Public Engagement
More Police Funding Won't Make Us Safer!
July 29, 2022
It's bad enough when police unions lie about increased funding leading to safer communities. It's worse when your Congressional Representatives repeat it as fact.
The fall of Roe is a terrible beginning, not an end
June 25, 2022
We must ensure access, not just the right, in the states while limiting the damage nationally
Public Bank Implementation Board Testimony 4/5/2022
April 6, 2022
NJ needs to focus its public bank efforts on equity and racial justice
My testimony to the Apportionment Commission 1/26/22
February 1, 2022
New Jersey is reshaping it's Legislative Districts. Let's take the opportunity to eliminate the legacy of White Supremacy
Further thoughts on white protest
January 15, 2022
When the protests end, the media gets distracted, and conversations about the issues we care about fall to the wayside
A call for white people to protest against white supremacy
November 24, 2021
When we joined our Black and brown neighbors it set the stage for the change we seek. When we stopped, things returned to the status quo.
Testimony to the NJ Redistricting Committees
November 12, 2021
Photo by Aaron Burson on Unsplash Good morning and thank you to the commissioners for agreeing to serve in this role and to the staff facilitating these...
What do we do with the bad takes of our youth
May 25, 2021
The internet never forgets, even if we have
Chauvin Verdict
April 20, 2021
It might not be much of a step forward, but at least it's not yet another step backward
McConnell may be at his most dangerous
March 23, 2021
McConnell has a clear path to not alienate his donors, keep the filibuster to block voting reform and set the stage to take back the Senate and the White House
Email to West Orange Township Council supporting Medicare For All Resolution 57-21
March 22, 2021
Councilmembers, I'm writing to urge you to support Resolution 57-21 highlighting the need for a federal health insurance program and larger healthcare...
Cuomo's white male privilege shows how far we have to go
March 14, 2021
Photo credit: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/cuomo-harassment-anna-ruch.html If you're reading this, you've undoubtedly seen that 91 women have...
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