New Jersey is governed by white moderates
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
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
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
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
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!
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
We must ensure access, not just the right, in the states while limiting the damage nationally
Public Bank Implementation Board Testimony 4/5/2022
NJ needs to focus its public bank efforts on equity and racial justice
My testimony to the Apportionment Commission 1/26/22
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
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
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
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
The internet never forgets, even if we have
Chauvin Verdict
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
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
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
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...
I’m not Brett Kavanaugh and that’s not an accomplishment
I could have been Brett Kavanaugh. The fact that I’m not is not something I deserve praise for. It’s just that I’m a remotely decent human being, because that’s who I was raised to be.
Democracy dies without accountability
In an age when politicians can act with impunity with seemingly no cost to themselves, how can voters hold them accountable?
Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" just needs to be in more places on the internet
When day comes we ask ourselves,where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,a sea we must wadeWe've braved the belly of the...
