James Harris Archives - New Jersey Globe

After anti-Semitic rant, Montclair NAACP leader is back

August 20, 2025 5:04 amAugust 20, 2025 12:42 am

In 2020, James E. Harris went on a tirade, claiming the Jewish community in Lakewood “controls” the town at the expense of black and Latino students and described Hasidic Jews as “folks in long black suits and curly locks” who...

Embattled NAACP leader resigns state post, at Murphy’s urging

January 10, 2020 3:53 pm

Montclair NAACP vice president James Harris, under fire for making anti-Semitic statements at a local community forum late last month, has resigned his post on an unpaid state board at the request of Gov. Phil Murphy. Today, Governor Murphy accepted...

Montclair mayor to bring Jewish, African American clergy together to discuss Harris indident

January 4, 2020 7:51 pm

Montclair Mayor Robert Jackson says he will bring Rabbis and African American clergy together within the next 48 hours to discuss an incident at a local community forum earlier this week where Montclair NAACP vice president James Harris launched a...

Sherrill tells Montclair NAACP leader to apologize for anti-Semitic comments

January 3, 2020 5:16 pmJanuary 3, 2020 11:14 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) today slammed Montclair NAACP vice president James Harris for a tirade aimed at Hasidic Jews and for claiming that poor people are being priced out of Montclair during a local community forum on Monday. “It’s always...

Report: Montclair NAACP official takes aim at Hasidic Jews

January 3, 2020 12:14 pmJanuary 3, 2020 2:55 pm

The Chair of the New Jersey Association of Black Educators drew fire after statements at a town hall in Montclair Tuesday during which he made comments some saw as disparaging Hasidic Jews, according to a report in TapInto Montclair. In what was...