Civil Rights Action Monday in Atlantic City - Meet at 12 Noon Borgata

Join us Monday, July 18 to hand deliver a letter to Kristen Clarke, the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights notifying of her of our intent to request an investigation into the civil rights violations being committed by the state of New Jersey against the children being forced to attend segregated schools. We are meeting at the Borgata Hotel and Casino at 12 Noon at the Borgata Baking Co. near the self park entrance. Go here if you would like to join us. We know this is late notice for some but many of us will be in AC for the NAACP convention. 

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke to Address 113th NAACP National Convention

Go here to see letter to US Assisant U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke

Go here to see the letter to Derrick Johnson asking him to uninvite Governor Phil Murphy to the NAACP Convention

Warden Smith Does Not Speak for Us

Governor Murphy Should Be Uninvited to the NAACP Convention



...I do not savor your sacred assemblies. Though you offer me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings. But let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream! Amos 5:22-27

When America's preeminent civil rights organization holds its national convening in our state, its delegates should expect to see justice and righteousness proudly displayed. But where there is injustice, racism, and wickedness it too must be visible so it can be exposed and defied – not swept under the rug!

In New Jersey (and Atlantic City where the NAACP convention will be held) a multitude of injustices are committed daily against poor and working-class parents, employees, students...even prison inmates.

Despite its “progressive” reputation, New Jersey is one of the most shockingly separate and shamefully unequal places in America. Its schools are among the nation’s most segregated. It has one of the worst racial wealth gaps in the country with Atlantic City ranking highest in income inequality. And New Jersey has the highest rate of racial disparities in its prison population, with Black residents incarcerated at a rate of 12.5 times that of whites. 

We want all NAACP delegates to enjoy their stay as they recommit to their organization’s historic mission to fight injustice and promote opportunity. But the national NAACP cannot simply ignore grotesque disparities and civil rights violations being tolerated (or worsened) by employers, elected officials, even NAACP officials in the host state.

The New Jersey Coalition Against Racial Exclusion (part of Building One America and the Summit for Civil Rights) has been fighting to end the intense segregation of our public schools. But Governor Murphy feels no need to act on this critical civil rights issue. Repeated overtures over the past 3 years including letters, public meetings, and demonstrations have not swayed him to even meet with our leadership.

NJ-CARE had no choice but to call on State Conference President Richard Smith, to uninvite Governor Murphy to the NAACP National Convention. We are fully aware of the Governor’s history with the organization including as a board member and major donor. But there must come a point when no amount of money or influence should grant immunity to the powerful for their continued inaction against injustices exacted against the powerless.

Sadly, President Smith refused our request preferring to drape the cloak of civil rights on a Governor who has only fought integration while worsening segregation. But Warden Smith does not have the final say on civil rights in New Jersey…you do!  

Sign-on to a letter to NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson and Board. Tell them that Richard Smith does not speak for you or for the million children attending segregated schools in our state. Ask them to uninvite Phil Murphy and remind him of his pledge to the NAACP and allegiance to its principles - especially to oppose school segregation.

We are thrilled the NAACP decided to come to our state but not because of the business or even the prestige it will bring. We want the NAACP to bring all its awesome influence and all its enormous moral authority so that, together, we can unleash the powerful waters of justice throughout this state and send a mighty wave of righteousness across this nation.

Clergy, Faith and Community Leaders Against Racial Segregation

Join us for a Zoom meeting for updates and next action steps in our struggle for Freedom, Justice, and Opportunity

Tuesday, June 28, 1:00 PM

 

Last month, our coalition celebrated a major win in the fight against racial segregation with the Acting Commissioner's denial of the Absecon secession petition. We must now press ahead to see that statewide reforms are enacted that will reverse and repair the damage of school segregation across the state.

Join us for a conversation about progress that's been made and action plans proposed to keep up the momentum as we engage the Governor and legislative leadership around a transfomative agenda for racial juctice and opportunity for all New Jersey students.

 

 

Sign up here to register for this meeting.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Take Action Against Racial Segregation

Join us at Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City in our fight for Freedom, Justice, and Opportunity

Monday, April 11, 6:30 PM, Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City - 1701 New York Ave, Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215

We are meeting at the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District Board of Education Meeting at Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City, 1701 New York Ave, Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215.

We will gather outside at the North wing parking area (If you are coming from the New York Avenue entrance go left around the building to the covered parking area) and from there we will go together to the meeting.

In 2019 The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District Board of Education voted to accept Absecon’s students who are now assigned to Pleasantville, making them a party to Absecon's illegal and immoral effort to secede and further segregate our region.

Absecon’s separation petition is a part of a campaign of illegal secessions taking place across the state where majority white school districts are trying to secede from majority black and brown districts.

The members of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School Board of Education may not be aware that they agreed to participate in an illegal and unconstitutional scheme. It will be our job to let them know and to urge them to reverse their unlawful decision.

Sign up here to register for this action.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

March Against Racial Segregation

March for Freedom, Justice and Opportunity

Sunday, March 20, 1:30 PM, Starting at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ.

Join us as we march for justice, freedom and opportunity for all our children, Sunday,March 20 at 1:30 pm beginning at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 353 S New Rd, Pleasantville, NJ 08232.

You can sign up here.

Here in New Jersey, we have tolerated levels of racial and economic segregation in our schools not seen since the days of Jim Crow in the South.
Sunday, March 20th, is the 57th anniversary of the start of Dr. King’s historic march from Selma to Montgomery to confront Alabama’s segregationist governor.

It also marks the one year anniversary of the historic march from Pleasantville to Absecon demanding Governor Phil Murphy stop school district secessions and end racial segregation in our schools.

Unfortunately, it also marks one year of being ignored by Governor Murphy while his administration ignores and worsens racial segregation in our schools.

It has been a year in which the pandemic response has served to further expose school segregation while causing a catastrophe of learning loss.

This spring we begin a new offensive of sustained and militant action aimed at pressing our legislators and our governor to give this crisis the attention it deserves.

We will gather at Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 1:30 PM where we will begin the march for Freedom, justice, and Opportunity.

 

Watch Rev. Willie D. Francois preach against racial segregation and secession in NJ.

Click here for a copy of the flyer

Clone of “I didn’t know n✴︎✴︎✴︎✴︎✴︎s were allowed”


You may have heard that a despicable racial expletive was used during a recent city council meeting in Absecon, NJ. The statement has since been denounced by city leaders and is being investigated by law enforcement. Still, incidents like this cause fear, mistrust and can only serve to reinforce a belief that racism is behind Absecon’s drive to segregate itself from the Pleasantville School district.

Sign up to March for Freedom Justice and Opportunity, Sunday, March 20, 1:30 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ.

In a recent New York Public Radio report about New Jersey’s segregated schools, “it’s just the element” is how one Absecon resident described the "problem" with Pleasantville and its students. In that same broadcast, Absecon School Superintendent, Dan Dooley denied his push to leave Pleasantville was racially motivated yet stunningly called it “an equity issue” for his students “because”, he said, “those with means go other places”. Mr. Dooley is correct that it is an “equity issue” but he failed to acknowledge how his plan would create the means for Absecon kids to “go other places" while leaving Pleasantville students more isolated and more segregated than ever before.  

Last year, Building One America and Mount Zion Baptist Church marched on Absecon to demand their leaders abandon their illegal and immoral campaign to secede from Pleasantville. We called on the Governor to reject the Absecon petition on the simple grounds that it is unconstitutional and it is wrong. 

One year later we’ve heard nothing from Governor Murphy and there’s been no change in the stance of Absecon’s leadership despite their verbal condemnation of overt racism. This Sunday, March 20, 2022 we will march again. This time will call on Absecon to show us that their denunciations of racial epitaphs are more than just words. We will call on them to withdraw their petition and join with us to press Governor Murphy and our legislative leadership to develop a real, lasting, and fair solution to the problem of school segregation and educational opportunity here and across New Jersey - a solution that will give all students, white, Black, Brown, rich, poor and middle-class the “means” to access and enjoy a thorough, efficient and a quality education in a society where everyone is allowed everywhere

Sign up here to march for freedom justice and opportunity

 

 

“I didn’t know n✴︎✴︎✴︎✴︎✴︎s were allowed”


You may have heard that a despicable racial expletive was used during a recent city council meeting in Absecon, NJ. The statement has since been denounced by city leaders and is being investigated by law enforcement. Still, incidents like this cause fear, mistrust and can only serve to reinforce a belief that racism is behind Absecon’s drive to segregate itself from the Pleasantville School district.

Sign up to March for Freedom Justice and Opportunity, Sunday, March 20, 1:30 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ.

In a recent New York Public Radio report about New Jersey’s segregated schools, “it’s just the element” is how one Absecon resident described the "problem" with Pleasantville and its students. In that same broadcast, Absecon School Superintendent, Dan Dooley denied his push to leave Pleasantville was racially motivated yet stunningly called it “an equity issue” for his students “because”, he said, “those with means go other places”. Mr. Dooley is correct that it is an “equity issue” but he failed to acknowledge how his plan would create the means for Absecon kids to “go other places" while leaving Pleasantville students more isolated and more segregated than ever before.  

Last year, Building One America and Mount Zion Baptist Church marched on Absecon to demand their leaders abandon their illegal and immoral campaign to secede from Pleasantville. We called on the Governor to reject the Absecon petition on the simple grounds that it is unconstitutional and it is wrong. 

One year later we’ve heard nothing from Governor Murphy and there’s been no change in the stance of Absecon’s leadership despite their verbal condemnation of overt racism. This Sunday, March 20, 2022 we will march again. This time will call on Absecon to show us that their denunciations of racial epitaphs are more than just words. We will call on them to withdraw their petition and join with us to press Governor Murphy and our legislative leadership to develop a real, lasting, and fair solution to the problem of school segregation and educational opportunity here and across New Jersey - a solution that will give all students, white, Black, Brown, rich, poor and middle-class the “means” to access and enjoy a thorough, efficient and a quality education in a society where everyone is allowed everywhere.

Sign up here to march for freedom justice and opportunity

 

March Against Racial Segregation

March for Freedom, Justice and Opportunity

Sunday, March 20, 1:30 PM, Starting at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ.

Join us as we march for justice, freedom and opportunity for all our children, Sunday,March 20 at 1:30 pm beginning at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 353 S New Rd, Pleasantville, NJ 08232.

You can sign up here.

Here in New Jersey, we have tolerated levels of racial and economic segregation in our schools not seen since the days of Jim Crow in the South.
Sunday, March 20th, is the 57th anniversary of the start of Dr. King’s historic march from Selma to Montgomery to confront Alabama’s segregationist governor.

It also marks the one year anniversary of the historic march from Pleasantville to Absecon demanding Governor Phil Murphy stop school district secessions and end racial segregation in our schools.

Unfortunately, it also marks one year of being ignored by Governor Murphy while his administration ignores and worsens racial segregation in our schools.

It has been a year in which the pandemic response has served to further expose school segregation while causing a catastrophe of learning loss.

This spring we begin a new offensive of sustained and militant action aimed at pressing our legislators and our governor to give this crisis the attention it deserves.

We will gather at Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 1:30 PM where we will begin the march for Freedom, justice, and Opportunity.

 

Watch Rev. Willie D. Francois preach against racial segregation and secession in NJ.

Tell Phil Murphy to End School Segregation

Sign-on to letter to Governor Murphy supporters and allies.

Governor Murphy has ignored us. He has refused to meet with our coaltion and our leaders to discuss a proposal to end the terrible and unjust system of racially segrgated schools in New Jersey.

We must get his attention and demand a meeting. To do this we will talk to his major contributors and his most important political allies in New Jersey and across the country. 

To start, we will write a letter signed by many community leaders, labor, faith and civil rights leaders like yourself.

Here is a summary of the letter:

  •  • New Jersey has a horrific and shameful problem of school segregation by both race and class (one of the worst in the nation). Under Governor Murphy this system of inequality has only gotten worse.
  •  • For several years, our coalition of civil rights and grassroots leaders have asked to meet with the Governor to propose real solutions. 

• But Governor Murphy has ignored us and refuses to meet. 

• The letter asks his supporters to urge the Governor to meet with us so we can begin to work with the legislature to end the opportunity-destroying system of racially segregated public education in our state.

Find full LETTER HERE.

 

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