Charles Boyer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Boyer, other Mercer County clergy leaders endorse Reynolds-Jackson

January 12, 2026 1:11 pm

Reverend Charles Boyer and a group of more than two dozen Black clergy leaders from Mercer County are endorsing Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) to succeed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in Congress. Boyer, the pastor of Trenton’s Greater Mt. Zion...

Boyer on the transition of Bishop Reginald T. Jackson

November 26, 2025 9:45 am

OPINION “No one has impacted my ministry as profoundly as Bishop Reginald T. Jackson. As a young Black man growing up in New Jersey repeatedly pulled over by state troopers on Route 78, I can still remember looking up at...

Sherrill gets huge boost with endorsements from 146 Black faith leaders

October 21, 2025 6:19 amOctober 21, 2025 12:45 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill has received the backing of nearly 150 Black faith leaders from across New Jersey, consolidating a critical part of the state’s Democratic vote base as she enters the final two weeks of a tight gubernatorial campaign against...

Boyer: Jack, July 4th, and the Juke Joint

June 29, 2025 9:05 amJune 30, 2025 12:10 am

OPINION Several members of Jack Ciattarelli’s team have reached out to schedule a visit to my church. One of them is someone I’ve known for years—a man deeply respected in the Black community, whom I love for all he does...

231 N.J. faith leaders stand with LaMonica McIver, call charges politically motivated

May 30, 2025 11:33 amMay 31, 2025 5:43 pm

A group of 231 faith leaders from across the state are offering their “unwavering support” of Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark), who was charged with assaulting an ICE officer at an immigration detention facility in her home city of Newark earlier...

Top Black minister says Platkin impeachment talk is ‘Trump-level’

February 28, 2025 11:51 am

One of the state’s most influential Black ministers. Rev. Dr. Charles F. Boyer, admonished Assembly Republican leaders for calling for the impeachment of Attorney General Matt Platkin, saying they should pay more attention to Donald Trump. “Attorney General Matt Platkin...

Baraka endorsed by Rev. Charles Boyer, top N.J. civil rights leader

November 13, 2024 10:47 amNovember 18, 2024 2:49 pm

The Rev. Dr. Charles F. Boyer, one of New Jersey’s most politically influential Black ministers, will back Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for the Democratic nomination for governor in next year’s primary election, calling him “a staunch advocate for progressive policies...