Know your surroundings, buddy system: How to stay safe while protesting
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Almost a year after the death of George Floyd, emotions are still running high across the region and the country.
Despite the guilty verdict, many cities are still preparing for protests in the wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict, and last year, thousands of people took to the street following Floyd s death and in some cases, it turned violent.
So if you plan to join a protest, how can you keep yourself safe? We have reason to be angry when lives are lost unnecessarily, said Pastor Preston Thompson, Jr., with Ebenezer Baptist Church in Englewood, New Jersey.
Now that the Chauvin verdict is in, let’s talk about how we change policing | Opinion
Updated Apr 21, 2021;
Posted Apr 21, 2021
Jessica S. Henry, a professor of Justice Studies at Montclair State University and a former public defender, says there is something fundamentally wrong when unarmed people of color are killed by police when eating ice cream on their own couch, driving with a dangling air freshener, playing video games with a nephew, or holding a cell phone at a backyard party. (Beth Nakamura | The Oregonian)Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian
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By Jessica S. Henry
The conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd marks a significant victory not only in the court of law, but for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Ray McGuire Wants to Show Heâs Not Just the Wall Street Candidate
Mr. McGuire has landed endorsements from Representative Gregory W. Meeks and three hip-hop giants as his campaign for New York mayor enters a crucial phase.
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, center left, endorsed Raymond J. McGuire in the New York mayorâs race on Sunday.Credit.Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times
April 19, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
In the intensifying race for mayor of New York City, numerous endorsements have trickled out, but few with the star power of the one jointly given to Raymond J. McGuire last week: Jay-Z, Diddy and Nas.
Jersey City Council pushes for police transperency
Jersey City Council pushes for police transperency
The Jersey City Council adopted two resolutions with an 8-0-1 vote in support of Assemblywoman Angela McKnight s bill allowing municipalities to create strong Civilian Complaint Review Boards and Senator Loretta Weinberg s bill that would allow the public to request police disciplinary records. ×
The Jersey City Council adopted two resolutions with an 8-0-1 vote in support of Assemblywoman Angela McKnight s bill allowing municipalities to create strong Civilian Complaint Review Boards and Senator Loretta Weinberg s bill that would allow the public to request police disciplinary records.