by lindaoppenheim | Aug 30, 2017 | Letter to the Editor
Here is the letter sent to Mayor Lempert by members of the Not in Our Town board and appearing in the Town Topics (Wednesday, August 30, 2017, p. 14) and U.S. 1 commending her for signing the Mayors’ Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism and Bigotry. Thanks to...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 19, 2016 | Letter to the Editor, Uncategorized
Steve Drake, a regular participant in Not in Our Town activities, wrote the following letter that was published in the local papers (Town Topics, September 7, 2016 and Princeton Packet, September 9, 2016). We are pleased to see Not in Our Town’s efforts for...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 6, 2016 | Letter to the Editor, Uncategorized
Below is the letter from Not in Our Town published in the Town Topics (April 6, 2016) supporting the designation of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood as an historic district. To the Editor: African Americans have for centuries sustained and strengthened the...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 17, 2015 | Letter to the Editor
In her letter to the editor of the Trenton Times (Wednesday, July 15, 2015), Not in Our Town Board member, Joyce Trotman-Jordan reminds us of the terrible outcomes of race hatred and our responsibility in the face of it: “We can no longer remain silent around...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 18, 2015 | Letter to the Editor
As she frequently does, Not in Our Town board member, Shirley Satterfield, educates the public about the history of the African American community in Princeton in her letter to the editor of the Town Topics (March 18, 2015, p. 16) and warns about current real estate...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 16, 2014 | Letter to the Editor
U.S.1: To the Editor Freedom Summer: 50 Years Later This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Summer Project, the nonviolent effort by civil rights activists to integrate Mississippi’s segregated political system. Princeton was fortunate to have Robert...
