David Mosca

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By David MoscaNJ Urban NewsWith the Newark School Board election taking place next week, students ages 16 to 17 in Newark’s high schools will now have a say in matters that will directly affect them in their high school careers.

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By David MoscaNJ Urban NewsPaul Butler, a legal analyst on MSNBC and former federal prosecutor, was the latest speaker to be featured at Rutgers University’s continuing lecture series on “Democracy and Ethnonationalism.” Butler’s lecture on Wednesday, April 9, was titled “Chokehold: Policing Black Men,” and it takes its name from Butler’s 2017 book of the same name. Butler is an international expert on critical race theory, criminal justice, and criminal law.

2 weeks ago | njurbannews.com | David Mosca

By David MoscaNJ Urban NewsThe Newark Community Street Team (NCST) may be known for their efforts in reducing street violence in the community, but the outreach group is also on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as the NCST recently launched its Power to Save Lives Campaign. With an increase of opioid-related deaths during the height of the pandemic from 2020 to 2021, NCST began to rethink the Newark EMS (Emergency Medical Services) model.

4 weeks ago | njurbannews.com | David Mosca

By David MoscaNJ Urban NewsWhile “The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress” may be the name of Dr. James R. Jones’ new book, he acknowledged the metaphor known as “The Last Plantation” was not invented by him – but by members of Congress. The term goes back to 1978 when U.S. Senator John Glenn used it to describe how Congress was exempt from federal workplace laws, which allowed the use of practices that were discriminatory.

1 month ago | njurbannews.com | David Mosca

When Ferlanda Fox Nixon was in high school, she helped her father by being his bookkeeper for a number of his businesses. One day, he asked wouldn’t it be great if she were his business attorney. That question planted the seed that would lead Nixon to law school and then an 18-year career as an attorney, five years for a law firm and 13 years in-house for a finance company. Now, she is the first Black CEO of the Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP).