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RJN! Director interviewed on BNC (Black News Channel): Making the Case

Video of Black Florida Teen Tased by State Trooper Spark Debate on Interaction with Law Enforcement July 6, 2021 Co-founder of Racial Justice NOW Zakiya Sankara-Jabar joins “Making The Case w/Yodit” to discuss the need for police to be held accountable for their violent actions. The conversation is surrounding an incident in...More

July 19, 2021 RJNAdmin 17 0

Montgomery County Maryland Board of Education Business Meeting- 6/10/21

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June 10, 2021 RJNAdmin 260 0

Racial Justice NOW! Collaborates with the Community Healing Network

Racial Justice NOW! is proud to collaborate with the Community Healing Network. www.communityhealingnet.org “We have a beautiful history, and we shall create another in the future that will astonish the world.”—Marcus Garvey Our vision is a world in which all Black people have moved beyond surviving to flourishing, and are enjoying life in all...More

June 3, 2021 RJNAdmin 181 0

Racial Justice NOW! DMV Director’s Note

There is no doubt that the past year has been extraordinarily difficult. Given the vast number of things that have changed in a year, it is no wonder that many are feeling the compounded stress of the Covid pandemic and its effects. While some things are the same, such as...More

June 3, 2021 RJNAdmin 203 0

Montgomery County Maryland SRO (Student Resource Officer) Program

Montgomery County, Maryland is also discussing the practice of having police regularly stationed on school premises. In March, County Executive Marc Elrich stated that “The SROs will not be in schools” in the fall. Additionally in April, he announced the interagency “Reimagining School Safety and Students’ Well-Being Initiative.” This committee...More

May 18, 2021 RJNAdmin 240 0

Maryland State Legislative Session Outcomes

Maryland recently completed its legislative session on April 12, 2021, a day legislators and advocates call Sine Die. Maryland is unique in how it makes laws because it is limited to a 90-day period, which began on January 13th this year. Most other states hold legislative sessions throughout the year....More

May 18, 2021 RJNAdmin 240 0

BNC interview with Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, Founder of Racial Justice Now

Racial Justice NOW! Co-Founder, Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, sheds light on the growing issue of Black children being criminalized in schools. The discuss follows the actions of two Maryland police officers who aggressively scolded a 5 year old child in front of school administrators....More

April 8, 2021 RJNAdmin 266 0

Updates on Our Work: Racial Justice NOW! DMV in Review

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April 8, 2021 RJNAdmin 298 0

Racial Justice NOW! DMV delivers impactful work at the Maryland Legislative Session

Lawmakers Restructure the Role of School Police and Rethink School Disciplinary Measures Photo by Logan Weaver on Unsplash By Elizabeth Shwe March 31, 2021 marylandmatters.org After a wave of protests and nationwide focus on police brutality and racism, Maryland legislators are rethinking disciplinary measures in public schools, particularly the role of...More

April 8, 2021 RJNAdmin 280 0

Reimagining School Safety (Virtual) Town Hall

In Case You Missed It: Watch the Reimagining School Safety Virtual Town Hall now! Last month, we were honored to share the perspectives Maryland students and their families who have been impacted by school police officers (known as School Resource officers or SROs). In addition to these firsthand accounts...More

February 18, 2021 RJNAdmin 364 0

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RJN! featured in report on Federal Commission on School Safety, attends Press Conference in Washington, D.C.

“Do the Harder Work–Create Cultures of Connectedness in Schools”: A Youth & Parent Organizer Response to the Federal Commission on School Safety NEW REPORT: On December 5, 2018, the...More

August 7, 2019 RJNAdmin 1397 0

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to testify at 10:15 a.m. ET on the department’s budget request for fiscal 2020

Department of Education Budget Request for FY 2020 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will testify today at 10:15 a.m. ET on the department’s budget request for fiscal 2020 before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor,...More

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RJN!/WDYTF meet with United Nations Rapporteur on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance

This week in New York City, Racial Justice NOW! / West Dayton Youth Task Force Executive Director, H.A. Jabar attended a meeting with Tendayi Achiume, United Nations Special Rapporteur on...More

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RJN! DMV to host DSC Week of Action Event on Behavioral Threat Assessments,Predictive Analytics & Use of Data

The Racial Justice NOW! DMV Chapter will be participating in the Dignity in Schools Campaign 10th Annual National Week of Action to end the school to prison pipeline. This years...More

October 19, 2019 RJNAdmin 819 0

A Silver Spring Family Accuses Police Of Excessive Force During A No-Knock Warrant

WAMU | JUN 26 A Silver Spring Family Accuses Police Of Excessive Force During A No-Knock Warrant Dominique Maria Bonessi This story was updated at 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, June 27. A family...More

June 28, 2020 RJNAdmin 809 0

RACIAL JUSTICE NOW! PARTICIPATES IN THE DIGNITY IN SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN NATION EVENT TO END SCHOOL PUSHOUT.

cofionline.org The National Week of Action Event Weekend was kicked off by an elegant welcome reception hosted by The Woman of God’s Design Ministry (WOGD) at Community Organizing and Family...More

August 7, 2019 RJNAdmin 799 0

Black children make up one-fifth of MCPS enrollment, half of arrests

School board requested similar data to evaluate resource officer program BY CAITLYNN PEETZ FOLLOW @CAITLYNNPEETZ14 | Published: 2020-06-24 20:51 As Montgomery County debates whether to keep police officers based in its schools,...More

June 27, 2020 RJNAdmin 773 0

New Report- The Capitol of Suspensions: : Examining the Racial Exclusion of Black Males in Sacramento County

Across the nation, Black males are routinely exposed to exclusionary practices that remove them from learning environments (Howard, 2008, 2013; Wood, 2017; Wood, Essien, & Blevins, 2017). These practices include...More

July 16, 2019 RJNAdmin 763 0

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination- March 21, 2019

2019 Theme: Mitigating and countering rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies Racist extremist movements based on ideologies that seek to promote populist, nationalist agendas are spreading in various parts...More

March 20, 2019 RJNAdmin 695 0

RJN! Co-Founder appears on The Next World: A Podcast About Building Movements

iheartradio Sarah Lazare and Zakiya Sankara-Jabar on Reparations, the Green New Deal, and the School to Prison Pipeline Sarah Lazare and Zakiya Sankara-Jabar on Reparations, the Green New Deal, and...More

June 8, 2020 RJNAdmin 684 0

The No Justice No Peace Podcast is back with a new episode with Louisville, KY’s youngest elected official- Jecorey Arthur, who has been on the front lines for Brianna Taylor’s Justice!

The No Justice No Peace Podcast is back with a new episode with Louisville, KY’s youngest elected official- Jecorey Arthur, who has been on the front lines for Brianna Taylor’s...More

October 16, 2020 RJNAdmin 680 0

Confronting the Education Debt and Failing Brown v Board: The Crisis in Public Education Legislative Briefing in Washington, D.C.

On January 24, 2019 Our Director, Hashim Jabar attended a legislative briefing in Washington, D.C. at the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Representative...More

March 15, 2019 RJNAdmin 662 0

RJN! DMV Chapter gets first win; Black Lives Matter at School Resolution Passes in Howard County, MD

RJN! staff has been sharing knowledge and organizing with Howard County, MD parents, youth, and community members in support of the Black Lives Matters at School annual event. In preparation...More

January 25, 2019 RJNAdmin 660 0

Killer Mike to receive first-ever ‘Change Maker’ award at Billboard Awards

Rapper and social activist Killer Mike will receive the first-ever Billboard Change Maker Award at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards this week. The Grammy winning co-founder of the highly respected...More

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