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How Much Wealthier Are White School Districts Than Nonwhite Ones? $23 Billion, Report Says
“The report, released this week by the nonprofit EdBuild, put a dollar amount on the problem of school segregation, which has persisted long after Brown v. Board of Education and was targeted in recent lawsuits in states from New Jersey…
Read MoreStudents weigh in on how to fix New Jersey’s school segregation problem
New Jersey is ranked the sixth-most-segregated state in the nation for black students, and seventh for Latino students. High school students from Ridgewood, Leonia, Cliffside Park and New Milford recently convened to propose solutions to the racial divisions in New…
Read MoreBlack travelers had every reason to fear N.J., but you wouldn’t know it from ‘Green Book.’
Kathleen O’Brien rightly notes the limitations of the Oscar-nominated movie Green Book, which tells the story of the friendship between pianist Dr. Don Shirley and his chauffeur Tony Lip and depicts segregation in accommodations in the South in the 1950s. …
Read MoreDate Correction: Black History Month Presentation @ Trenton Free Public Library, February 16, 2019
Black History Month Presentation 1:30-3:30 p.m. @ Community Room Join us as we present three wonderful speakers focusing on the role of women and young girls in the desegregation of our schools. Dr. Rachel Devlin of Rutgers University will discuss…
Read MoreBlack History Month Presentation @ Trenton Free Public Library, February 16, 2019
Black History Month Presentation 1:30-3:30 p.m. @ Community Room Join us as we present three wonderful speakers focusing on the role of women and young girls in the desegregation of our schools. Dr. Rachel Devlin of Rutgers University will discuss…
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