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Racial Tension Divides Hackensack BOE, Black Teacher Resigns Citing Years Of Racism Racial Tension Divides Hackensack BOE, Black Teacher Resigns Citing Years Of Racism
Racial Tension Divides Hackensack BOE, Black Teacher Resigns Citing Years Of Racism Longtime Hackensack Middle School teacher Raquel James-Goodman tendered her resignation Tuesday, following a Board of Education vote that she says was just another example of systemic racism in Hackensack. James-Goodman, who had been with the Hackensack School District for 13 years, was saddened and disappointed by the fact that BOE Trustee Frances Cogelja refused to vote on a resolution to promote diversity and abolish racism in the district. The referendum was otherwise passed unanimously by the board’s eight other members. To James-Goodman -- who is black -- the problem is not just Coge…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Charges Against Officer In Floyd Killing Upgraded, 3 Other Officers Also Charged Charges Against Officer In Floyd Killing Upgraded, 3 Other Officers Also Charged
Charges Against Officer In Floyd Killing Upgraded, 3 Other Officers Also Charged Minnesota's attorney general upgraded charges on Wednesday to second-degree murder against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into the neck of George Floyd -- and charged three other officers at the scene with aiding and abetting the killing. "I strongly believe that these developments are in the interest of justice for Mr. Floyd, his family, our community and our state," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said. Derek Chauvin, who had his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes -- an incident recorded on cellphone video -- initially was charged with thi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Huge Number Of NJ Protests Peaceful, Powerful, Only Trenton, Atlantic City Get Riotous Huge Number Of NJ Protests Peaceful, Powerful, Only Trenton, Atlantic City Get Riotous
Huge Number Of NJ Protests Peaceful, Powerful, Only Trenton, Atlantic City Get Riotous Nearly all of the protests in New Jersey this weekend over the death of George Floyd were peaceful -- with authorities joining the demonstrators to help underscore their message, although were damaging enough to steal the spotlight. What had been a peaceful protest that included police officers kneeling in solidarity in Trenton later erupted into more than 1,000 rioters rampaging through downtown, throwing bricks at officers, setting a police car on fire and looting businesses. The same was true in Atlantic City, which Mayor Marty Small  was "under siege" Sunday by those who took …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Jon Craig