By TOM WIEDMANN
April 21, 2021 at 6:18 PM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka joined community leaders and social justice advocates on April 21 in front of the Lincoln statue at West Market Street to call for police reform measures.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka joined community leaders and social justice advocates on April 21 in front .
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Jason De Sousa (left), a high school student from Elizabeth, and Giovana Castaneda, a student at Rutgers-Newark, came out to the rally on April 21 to show their solidarity with the community.
Jason De Sousa (left), a high school student from Elizabeth, and Giovana Castaneda, a student at .
N.J. needs to do more, activists say at rally after Derek Chauvin verdict
Updated Apr 21, 2021;
Posted Apr 21, 2021
The People s Organization for Progress (POP) holds a rally in Newark the day after the verdict comes down in the Derek Chauvin case. Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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It was a reminder that New Jersey politicians have promised accountability in policing since Chuavin killed Floyd, but little has been accomplished yet.
“Since Mr. Floyd’s killing a year ago, New Jersey has done precious little in the area of building accountability into policing in this state,” said New Jersey Institute of Social Justice President Ryan Haygood.
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Jordan and Gwendolyn Janzen welcomed their rainbow baby this week, a son. (Supplied)
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The snow is melting (finally), new life came into the world, and Manitobans are trying to actively spread joy and positivity throughout the province.
Among the $6.4 million that the federal government is issuing to 24 community-based agencies to deliver enhanced supports and services to victims of crime, the Portage Bear Clan is getting $99,000.
Bear Clan executive director Manon Timshel says it feels quite good to have been notified of their approval. It s darn good, especially since I accidentally deleted all the grant work on my first draft, then I had to redo it, says Timshel. We really got down to the crunch-wire and we weren t sure if we were going to be able to make it, but our team pulled together and we got approved. So, we re really, really excited.
Lawrence Hamm, the Superintendent/CEO of Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary & Middle Schools (WMEMS). (Lawrence Hamm/Facebook)
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In just two weeks, Lawrence Hamm went from running a school to being told he had terminal brain cancer. But if you met him today, you wouldn’t know that. People keep asking me ‘Lawrence, you seem so calm and at peace, Mr. Hamm, Superintendent/CEO of Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary & Middle Schools (WMEMS) says over a video message from his home. I liken that to my deep faith and the people that are praying for me.
An emergency CT scan in February forced an emergency surgery to remove a large tumour from Hamm’s brain. Tests revealed the tumours to be glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer. Doctors provided a six-week treatment plan that included double radiation five days a week and chemotherapy seven days a week, aggressive treatment for aggressive cancer.