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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 118 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

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RJN! Statement on the Return of Police to MCPS Schools

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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 219 0

Racial Justice NOW! quoted in the Washington Post about Police Free Schools

A county pulled police from schools six months ago. Now it wants to bring them back. By Nicole Asbury and Rebecca Tan March 4, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EST “Less than six months after Maryland’s largest jurisdiction pulled police out of its public schools, officials are weighing a plan that would...More

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Racial Justice NOW! DMV Quarter 1 Newsletter 2022

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New RJN! DMV Promotional Video: Organizing, Advocacy, Policy Change, Leadership Development

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Monthly Organizing Meeting March 19, 2022

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Racial Justice NOW! DMV Supports Suite of Federal Bills Aimed at Student Wellbeing as Federal Hearing Approaches

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Racial Justice NOW! DMV Contact: H.A. Jabar Email admin@rjndmv.org Phone 937-469-7080 www.rjndmv.org Racial Justice NOW! DMV Supports Suite of Federal Bills Aimed at Student Wellbeing as Federal Hearing Approaches On Wednesday, February 16th at 12:15 EST, the House Education and Labor Early Childhood, Elementary and...More

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RJN! February 2022 MONTHLY ORGANIZING MEETING

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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 1354 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

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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

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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

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

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