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Breaking News | New Brunswick City Council holds hearing on the killing of Deborah Terrell
Anthony Orlando
Breaking News | New Brunswick City Council holds hearing on the killing of Deborah Terrell
Anthony Orlando

New Brunswick, NJ - On August 20th, the New Brunswick city council held a hearing regarding the fatal shooting of 68-year-old Deborah Terrell. Her death reaffirms the urgent discussion about racialization of police killings, police accountability, and the predominant killing of Black and Brown people experiencing a mental health crisis. 

Police officers shot Terrell on Friday, August 8th, while responding to an emergency call reporting a woman walking around with a knife in her apartment building. Terrell was a beloved mother, grandmother, and member of the New Brunswick community. Many people who knew Terrell shared their memories of her and sent their condolences to her family online.

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Lifeguards of morality
Matt Dragon
Lifeguards of morality
Matt Dragon

I’ve always been scared for the kids

with parents that let them swim 

at the beach with no lifeguards

Maybe they think

“It looks calm,” “we did this as kids,” “they’re strong swimmers,” “I’m a strong swimmer“

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Return to Nature: An inside look at the new film by Opo’s Canon
Anthony Orlando
Return to Nature: An inside look at the new film by Opo’s Canon
Anthony Orlando

Newark, NJ - Fresh off the release of Apple Cider - A Parable of Black Love, Newark filmmaker Opoku “OpotheBoat” Boateng has returned with a new short film, Return to Nature. This upcoming project is based on a poem of the same name by Brooklyn writer Warren Edwards, a security officer at the Guggenheim Museum and the founder of the arts and entertainment company, Create Matter.

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Could Mamdani be the generational candidate that transforms the DNC?
Matt Dragon
Could Mamdani be the generational candidate that transforms the DNC?
Matt Dragon

New York City, NY: Zohran Mamdani’s overwhelming support in the New York City mayoral primary has reignited the fight over policy, ideology, and identity within the Democratic Party. 

Before election results started rolling in, some other “Democrats” had already joined right-wing reactionaries to run wall-to-wall ads decrying that Mamdani would abolish the New York City Police Department (NYPD), single-handedly kill every Jew in the city, and levy increased corporate taxes. Interestingly, they also characterized him as inexperienced and incapable of accomplishing anything at all.  

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Iranian Americans in New Jersey open up about current tensions at home and abroad
Anthony Orlando
Iranian Americans in New Jersey open up about current tensions at home and abroad
Anthony Orlando

Newark, NJ - Iranians living in New Jersey, who make up a reported 0.08% of the state’s population, continue to grapple with Iran’s most recent military encounter with Israel and the U.S. This particular skirmish began on June 13, when Israel launched attacks on nuclear and military facilities in Iran. Both countries engaged in direct conflict with each other until Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire on June 24. The Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that, as of June 23, Israel's missile strikes killed a confirmed 974 people in Iran and injured 3,458 others.

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Breaking News | LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty in federal court hearing
Anthony Orlando
Breaking News | LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty in federal court hearing
Anthony Orlando

Newark, NJ - U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver appeared in court on June 25, adding another chapter in her legal battle against the Department of Justice. On June 10, McIver was indicted on three counts of “forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers” as they tried to arrest Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka outside Delaney Hall on May 9. If convicted, McIver could face up to 17 years in prison.

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