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March 21, 2023 RJNAdmin 64 0

RJN! Featured on Lord Jamar Broadcast in Preparation for the Black August Summer Institute Film Premier

In preparation for the Black August Summer Institute Film Premiere Racial Justice NOW! staff participated in a live broadcast hosted by award winning hip hop artist, producer, and actor, Lord Jamar, known internationally as a founding member of the hip hop group Brand Nubian, which was formed in 1989. View...More

March 10, 2023 RJNAdmin 50 0

Brotherly Love attend Black History Month Program in Baltimore, Maryland

Members of Racial Justice NOW! Project, Brotherly Love, attended a Black History program in Baltimore, Maryland at the Oliver Community Center gymnasium hosted by Baltimore Brothers, Inc. The event was a beautiful display of love and respect for the youth attendees. Youth walked into a gymnasium with white linen covered...More

March 10, 2023 RJNAdmin 53 0

RJN! & Wayfinder Foundation Washington, D.C. White Paper Release is Wildly Successful

On February 11th, 2023 Racial Justice NOW! in partnership with the Wayfinder Foundation hosted a white paper launch in the nation’s capitol Washington, D.C. In the historic U Street neighborhood, spectators filled the room of the Thurgood Marshall Center to hear keynote speaker Dr. Chike Akua present his Whitepaper titled- “Dismantling the...More

February 26, 2023 RJNAdmin 126 0

Wayfinder Foundation & Racial Justice NOW! White Paper On Black Literacy Download

Dismantling the Pre-School to Prison Pipeline Through Black Literacy and Education for Transformation: Recommendations for School Leaders, Parents & Policymakers This study was prepared by Chike Akua, Ph.D. ©2022 For the Wayfinder Foundation and Racial Justice NOW! The whitepaper examines the relationship between the pre-school to prison pipeline and the...More

February 13, 2023 RJNAdmin 307 0

Spanish Professor Andrea Scott Speaks at RJN! 2023 Culturally Relevant Curriculum Event, Washington, D.C.

On January 14th, 2023 Racial Justice NOW! DMV hosted an event for the 7th Year Campaign to Promote Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Schools: Libraries, Literacy, Learning Styles and a Love for Learning at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Washington, D.C. Atlantis Browder was the Keynote Speaker. Professor Andrea Scott is...More

February 6, 2023 RJNAdmin 128 0

Alpha Earl Apps Shares Culturally Relevant Games at Culturally Relevant Curriculum Event, Washington, D.C. January 2023

On Jan 14th, 2023 Racial Justice NOW! DMV hosted a Culturally Relevant Curriculum Event in Washington, D.C. and our keynote speaker Atlantis Browder. This video is one of our vendors from Alpha Earl Apps LLC who created a fun, educational playing card game – Make Your Words Count! MYWC cards...More

February 6, 2023 RJNAdmin 131 0

Atlantis Browder Gives Keynote Lecture at Washington, D.C. 2023 Culturally Relevant Curriculum Event

February 6, 2023 RJNAdmin 138 0

RJN! 2022 Fourth Quarter Newsletter

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January 17, 2023 RJNAdmin 165 0

Atlantis Browder will be the Keynote Speaker at the Washington, D.C. Culturally Relevant Curriculum Event

Atlantis Browder will be the Keynote Speaker at the Washington, D.C. Culturally Relevant Curriculum Event, RJN!’s 7th Year Campaign to Promote Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Schools: Libraries, Literacy, Learning Styles and a Love for Learning “My greatest joy is educating youth and adults (parents and educators) and producing content that...More

January 6, 2023 RJNAdmin 231 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 2306 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 1894 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 1751 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 1667 0

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

November 2, 2018 RJNAdmin 1618 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 1614 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

March 26, 2019 RJNAdmin 1593 0

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 1525 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

October 14, 2020 RJNAdmin 1514 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

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