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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 in Silver Spring is accusing the Montgomery County Police Department of using excessive force after police served a no-knock warrant...More

June 28, 2020 RJNAdmin 22 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, new data show that Black children make up one-fifth of MCPS’ student population, but account for nearly half of student...More

June 27, 2020 RJNAdmin 30 0

Protesters advocate defunding the police at rally in Silver Spring

Speakers want county to invest more in social services BY DAN SCHERE BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | Published: 2020-06-13 20:24 Protesters gathered in Silver Spring on Saturday to advocate for defunding the police PHOTOS BY DAN SCHERE More than 100 protesters gathered in Veterans Plaza outside the Silver Spring Civic Center Saturday evening to...More

June 17, 2020 RJNAdmin 43 0

In Montgomery County, protesters spoke of George Floyd and another death at home

WashingtonPost.com June 5, 2020 By Dan Lamothe Hundreds gathered Thursday evening at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring to protest police violence and the recent fatal shooting by a Montgomery police officer. (Dan Lamothe/The Washington Post) More than 300 vehicles strong, a “car parade protest” poured into a Montgomery County...More

June 8, 2020 RJNAdmin 60 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 the School to Prison Pipeline May 1, 2019 • 41 min Co-hosts Puck Lo and journalist Sarah Lazare in conversation about reparations, the Green...More

June 8, 2020 RJNAdmin 59 0

Residents express racial profiling, policing concerns at forum

thesentinel.com KATHLEEN STUBBS SUN, JUN. 16, 2019 WHEATON – Residents took turns giving suggestions about what to consider in the county police chief search during a town hall attended by County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Will Jawando (D-At Large). June 6, 2019: Montgomery County resident Tiffany Smith comments on...More

June 8, 2020 RJNAdmin 44 0

Montgomery council member wants county to treat racism as public health emergency

BethesdaMagazine.com Jawando says ‘racism is embedded in every system’ BY CAITLYNN PEETZ FOLLOW @CAITLYNNPEETZ14 | Published: 2020-05-31 23:17 Montgomery County Council Member Will Jawando speaks during a ceremony honoring black people who have been killed by police. PHOTOS BY CAITLYNN PEETZ Montgomery County Council Member Will Jawando on Sunday said he plans...More

June 8, 2020 RJNAdmin 72 0

Killer Mike Holds Call with RJN! Co-Founder to Address Systemic Racism

KILLER MIKE GRASSROOTS LEADERS SPEAK UP… Here’s How We’re Battling Racism 6/2/2020 12:15 PM PT TMZ.COM Play video content SHARING MY PLATFORM 12:13 PM PT — Killer Mike’s call with the community leaders and grassroots organizers has wrapped up, and his mission was accomplished … they had a large platform to...More

June 4, 2020 RJNAdmin 55 0

Racial Justice NOW! Co-Founder featured on Democracy Now show

https://democracynow.org – Across the country, black and brown students are being criminalized as early as the age of 3, leading to the “school-to-prison pipeline” that critics say now extends to even preschool. We speak with a roundtable of community activists who are all featured in a new book, “Lift Us Up,...More

June 1, 2020 RJNAdmin 75 0

RJN! Home Going Ceremony honoring Finan Berhe, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others draws over 200 people

On Sunday, May 31st, 2020 the Racial Justice NOW! DMV chapter hosted a home going ceremony for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the many others who have been slain by police violence. The event took place in Montgomery County, Maryland at Pilgrim Hills Local Park, which is right next to...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! 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 448 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 342 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 341 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 316 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 227 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 180 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 157 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

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