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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...

Newark minister says he won’t seek Payne’s NJ-10 seat, endorses McIver

May 6, 2024 12:32 pmMay 6, 2024 1:05 pm

The pastor of one of Newark’s largest black churches has decided not to seek the 10th district congressional seat held by Democrat Donald Payne, Jr. until his death on April 24. The Rev. Dr. Ronald Slaughter leads the 1,800-member St....

Murphy will order July 16 primary, September 18 general election for Payne’s seat

May 3, 2024 3:26 pmMay 5, 2024 10:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will call a July special primary election and a September special general election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark), meaning that the residents of the solidly Democratic 10th congressional district will...

Murphy plans five campaign stops ahead of primary day

June 4, 2021 6:35 pmJune 5, 2021 9:13 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy intends to make five campaign stops this weekend, boosting candidates in a handful of competitive races. He’ll start the weekend with a canvass launch in the 20th district, where he’ll appear with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North...

Black clergy seeks nomination of Jamel Semper as U.S. Attorney

May 27, 2021 9:12 amMay 27, 2021 10:18 am

Two politically influential Black ministers are pushing for the nomination of Jamel Semper as the next U.S. Attorney from New Jersey. “It is time for an African American to be nominated as the U.S. Attorney in this state,” said Rev....

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...

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...