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State NAACP leader tells Dye to stop divisive Facebook posts

August 20, 2019 6:30 amAugust 20, 2019 3:00 pm

The president of the NAACP New Jersey State Conference has slammed a Murphy administration official who also heads the Passaic chapter for making divisive comments about Jews and Latinos. Jeffrey Dye, the president of the Passaic NAACP, is facing criticism...

Progressive activists look for seats on redistricting commission

December 17, 2018 3:18 pmJanuary 4, 2019 10:26 am

Now that Senate and Assembly leaders have backed off their plans for a constitutional amendment to change the way legislative districts are drawn, Gov. Phil Murphy will need to decide if he wants to give grassroots progressive organizations seats at...

Sweeney addresses state NAACP

October 13, 2018 1:18 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney addressed the state’s NAACP at the organizations annual conference Saturday, speaking mostly about policies moving their way through the legislature that aim to fix racial disparities in the state. “The social justice implications are central to...