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New Jersey is mishandling how it deals with troubled youth | Opinion Updated Feb 03, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 When I acted out in school, incidents were met with conversations rather than suspensions. But the same kind of justice doesn't happen for everyone. In New Jersey, Black youth are 21 times more likely to be locked up than white youth, even though they commit most offenses at similar rates. That's why I urge Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey’s legislature to pass the Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program bill. Facebook Share By Jessica Laus ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Influential Black Americans nominated these these trailblazers. By GMA Teamvia • 141 min read ABC News Photo Illustration Black History Month has become a time-honored tradition since it was first conceptualized as "Negro History Week" in 1925 by Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), and first celebrated in 1926. In 1976, honoring the heritage of Black Americans became a month-long celebration, officially recognized in the United States by President Gerald R. F...

Series on ‘Black + Japanese American Reparations’ Posted On From the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at USC: =*= Please join us for “Black + Japanese American Reparations,” a special virtual events series and book club. Many Black reparations advocates have pointed directly to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 granting reparations to Japanese Americans interned during World War II as a precedent that can inform the case for restorative justice for African Americans. Indeed, as Ta-Nehisi Coates has argued, reparations is more than a recompense of past injustices, b...

Staff writer A CALL FOR JUSTICE — The Rev. Michael Jett of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Steubenville encouraged local youth to speak out when they see people being mistreated during a talk at the Sycamore Youth Center, one of of several activities held this weekend in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Photo by Warren Scott) STEUBENVILLE — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” noted the Rev. Michael Jett of Mount Zion Baptist Church as he addressed youth who engaged in community service...

Staff writer A CALL TO SERVE — Youth from Weirton First Nazarene Church and Bennett Briles, the church’s pastor for youth and young adults; sorted canned goods for the Steubenville Salvation Army Saturday, one of several projects undertaken by youth who responded to an invitation to serve by the Sycamore Youth Center in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo by Warren Scott) STEUBENVILLE — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” noted the Rev. Michael Jett of Mount Zion Baptist Church as he addres...