Kenneth Clayton Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

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...

Governor picks Paterson man as new aide

March 31, 2022 5:25 pm

Kenneth Clayton, who worked on Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election campaign, has joined the governor’s staff as an outreach team member. He will report to Deborah Cornavaca, the deputy chief of staff to the governor. The Paterson resident worked as a...

Black ministers push for Semper to be next U.S. Attorney

January 11, 2021 3:55 pmJanuary 11, 2021 5:15 pm

A group of seven politically influential Black ministers from across the state are advocating for Jamel Semper to become the next U.S. Attorney from New Jersey. Semper is one of seven candidates on a short list to become the next...

Labor Commissioner hired Jeffrey Dye

August 22, 2019 4:06 pm

Jeffrey Dye was hired by a member of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development said today. “The Labor Commissioner hired Mr. Dye. The Labor Commissioner was unaware of Mr. Dye’s social media posts...

Labor commissioner knew about Dye’s ‘past offenses,’ spokesperson says

August 21, 2019 5:07 pmAugust 22, 2019 10:47 am

The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development conducted a background check on Jeffrey Dye and was aware of issues in his past unrelated to his social media posts. Dye was fired yesterday after the New Jersey Globe first reported...

Seven Black ministers trash Hugin

October 4, 2018 9:04 pm

A group of seven prominent African-American ministers say that sending Bob Hugin to the United States Senate would accelerate Donald Trump’s racist agenda. “Bob Hugin has absolutely zero history of supporting New Jersey’s people of color, but he does have...