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November 29, 2021 RJNAdmin 24 0

Racial Justice NOW! DMV Holiday Meet and Greet

Join Racial Justice NOW! DMV Saturday, December 11th, 2021 from 1 PM to 4 PM for a holiday meet and greet! Enjoy refreshments, a liberation vibe, and learn more about our organizing, advocacy, policy change, and leadership development work, and also our work to end the school to prison pipeline....More

November 29, 2021 RJNAdmin 25 0

Statement on the Montgomery Blair High School Stabbing

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November 10, 2021 RJNAdmin 136 0

RJN! Celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary

Racial Justice NOW! celebrates it’s tenth anniversary this November. Racial Justice NOW! was started in Dayton, Ohio by Zakiya Sankara-Jabar and Professor Vernelia Randall when Zakiya’s son was experiencing discrimination in preschool. RJN!’s advocacy, organizing, and policy work has made a big dent in the pre-school to prison pipeline. ...More

November 1, 2021 RJNAdmin 58 0

Dignity in Schools Campaign Week of Action 2021: Racial Justice NOW! DMV and Professor Mark Warren

The Racial Justice NOW! DMV chapter hosted book talk with author Mark Warren, with Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, co-founder of RJN! Join our conversation, lifting up the successes of RJN! and the movement to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline as featured in Willful Defiance and discussing RJN’s campaign to create truly restorative alternatives...More

October 20, 2021 RJNAdmin 132 0

Democrats Cry Foul as Hogan Announces $150 Million ‘Re-Fund the Police’ Initiative

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced a $150 million plan to boost funding for state police and crime response programs on Friday, as Democratic lawmakers slammed him for misleading the public about one of their signature legislative accomplishments and the state of victim services. Hogan called his initiative “Re-Fund...More

October 18, 2021 RJNAdmin 84 0

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Introduces ‘Refund the Police’ Initiative

Fox5DC.com MARYLAND (FOX 5 DC) – A boost in funding is on the way for police agencies across the state of Maryland to combat violent crime and also assist victims of crime. However, not everyone supports the idea. READ FULL STORY HERE...More

October 18, 2021 RJNAdmin 100 0

School discipline, policing work group recommends more restorative justice, mental health resources

BethesdaMagazine.com Group says officers should not be stationed in or around schools BY CAITLYNN PEETZ FOLLOW @CAITLYNNPEETZ14 OCTOBER 14, 2021 A committee tasked with reviewing Montgomery County Public Schools’ student discipline procedures released a new report this week, again de-emphasizing the role of police and encouraging a stronger investment in...More

October 18, 2021 RJNAdmin 110 0

Updates from Montgomery County Maryland Public Schools Board of Education Meetings

This short video provides community members and parents with some of the most recent information from the Montgomery County Maryland Board of Education meeting. Meetings are public and online, but often happen during the work day and can last for numerous hours....More

October 11, 2021 RJNAdmin 140 0

Partnering with the Dignity in Schools Campaign Oct. 16th for the National Week of Action: Community Not COPS

Racial Justice NOW! DMV chapter will host a book talk with author Mark Warren, and Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, co-founder of RJN! Join our conversation as we lift up the successes of RJN! and the movement to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline as featured in Willful Defiance. We will discuss RJN!’s campaign to...More

October 7, 2021 RJNAdmin 303 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 1590 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 1076 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 1058 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 1006 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 939 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 939 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 936 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 925 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 827 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 822 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 820 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 802 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 794 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 788 0