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RJN! DMV September 2022 Newsletter

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September 23, 2022 RJNAdmin 13 0

Racial Justice NOW! DMV 2022 – 2023 Brochure

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August 24, 2022 RJNAdmin 118 0

RJN! staff receive Professional Development from Baltimore’s Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle

Racial Justice NOW! leaders attended professional development with intellectual thought leaders, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle based in Baltimore, Maryland. LBS uses African-centered approaches to advocacy and policy change. The training was facilitated by Dayvon Love – Director of Public Policy for LBS. The trainings included seven sessions that covered the...More

August 23, 2022 RJNAdmin 139 0

Brotherly Love attends Movie Premier on School to Prison Pipeline in Minneapolis, MN

Members of Brotherly Love got to walk down the red carpet as attendees of a movie premier of documentary called “Thugs”. “Thugs” is about the criminalization of Black youth is a documentary exploring the control of Black people through racially profiled arrests and incarceration, essentially modern-day slavery, or the “New...More

August 23, 2022 RJNAdmin 70 0

Black Family Collective Family Reunion -hosted by Community Change- Washington, D.C.

RJN! staff attended the Black Family Collective Family Reunion (hosted by Community Change) in Washington, D.C. from July 27-29, which is fighting to repair the damage of centuries of economic assaults on Black communities and to open opportunities for a self-determined quality of life. The BFC is a growing network of...More

August 23, 2022 RJNAdmin 73 0

Brotherly Love Rites of Passage

Members of Brotherly Love had a summer full as they got introduced to Rites of Passage programming. Parts of the programming were dedicated to five focus areas: 1. Character Development 2. Safety and Situational Awareness 3. Physical Fitness/ Physical Development 4. Problem solving/ critical thinking skills and 5. Leadership through...More

August 23, 2022 RJNAdmin 64 0

Montgomery County, MD School Board Candidates Weigh in on Police in Schools

Montgomery school board candidates weigh in on learning losses, police Washington Post By Nicole Asbury July 6, 2022 at 4:40 p.m. EDT “Ahead of the upcoming primary election, Montgomery County school board candidates discussed how they would address learning losses and mental health challenges seen since the pandemic began. Like...More

July 8, 2022 RJNAdmin 253 0

KKK photos posted on Damascus HS online search

MARYLAND KKK photos posted on Damascus HS online search by: Cheyenne Corin Posted: Jun 1, 2022 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WDVM) —” Late Monday night disturbing hate symbols and photos of the Ku Klux Klan popped up on an online app when you looked up Damascus High School on Apple maps.” “Parent and...More

June 2, 2022 RJNAdmin 186 0

RJN! Statement on the Return of Police to MCPS Schools

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May 25, 2022 RJNAdmin 428 0

Racial Justice NOW! DMV quoted about Governor Hogans investment in Police

Gov. Hogan announces $45M in initiatives to address crime by: Cheyenne Corin Posted: Mar 24, 2022 / 11:09 PM EDT Updated: Mar 25, 2022 / 09:21 PM EDT ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WDVM) — “On Thursday, Governor Larry Hogan announced $45 million of investments into major violent crime initiatives, but his push to re-fund the...More

May 6, 2022 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

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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...More

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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

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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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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 1412 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 1401 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 1361 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 1291 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 1244 0

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

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