Kaleem Shabazz Archives - New Jersey Globe

Black leaders agree to split Pleasantville and Atlantic City on county commission map

February 28, 2022 10:30 amFebruary 28, 2022 11:24 am

As the Atlantic County Commissioner Redistricting Commission proceeds with its task of redrawing the county’s five county commission districts, a coalition of the county’s most prominent Black politicians released a statement today in support of putting Pleasantville and Atlantic City...

Atlantic City councilman switches endorsements in NJ-2 Dem House primary

June 10, 2020 9:26 am

An Atlantic City councilman who was one of Brigid Callahan Harrison’s earliest supporters has flipped his endorsement to Amy Kennedy for the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Kaleem Shabazz was among the first Atlantic County Democrats to publicly...

Atlantic City councilman endorses Harrison

December 18, 2019 10:05 pm

Atlantic City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz will support Brigid Callahan Harrison for the Democratic congressional nomination to challenge Rep. Jeff Van Drew. “I am going to endorse my good friend, Brigid Callahan Harrison,” Shabazz told the New Jersey Globe. “I have...

Ex-football star will seek Atlantic City council seat

January 30, 2019 9:48 amJanuary 30, 2019 11:26 am

Marvin Burroughs, once the quarterback of the Villanova University football team and now an elementary school teacher, says he will run for a city council seat in Atlantic City. “When I finished college, I made a choice to return home,...