by lindaoppenheim | Aug 11, 2023 | Announcement, history, Video
Stoutsburg Sourlands African American Museum’s co-founders, Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck, and Education and Exhibit manager, Dr. Isabela Morales earned recognition in the world of television and filmmaking. The Price of Silence documentary, spearheaded by...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 16, 2023 | Website
A collaboration of news organizations across New Jersey is examining segregation in the state’s schools, both on a statewide basis and in individual cities and towns. This site compiles reports from nearly a dozen news partners tell the stories of their communities,...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 9, 2023 | Article
The Black Wall Street Times reported that “A years-long legal effort to secure restitution for the three last known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has ended after Judge Caroline Wall dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice.” In addition...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 1, 2023 | Website
A new website allows New Jerseyans to review de-identified information on arrests in New Jersey from 2017 to 2022, including: Warrants Charges Dispositions Restitution Fines Demographic data The Criminal Justice Data Dashboard allows visitors to navigate charts and...
by lindaoppenheim | Jun 11, 2023 | Video
Slavery was not just a southern atrocity. New Jersey, which has been called the “slave state of the North,” has deep ties to the institution of slavery and its aftermath. In fact, New Jersey was the last northern state to abolish slavery and by 1830, over two-thirds...
