Newark has become the first municipality in New Jersey to lower the voting age to sixteen in school board elections, amid a strong campaign by youth advocates.
Were it not for a 17-year-old witness recording video on her cell phone, the world might not have had as clear of a picture of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020.
Someone does not have to actively be in crisis to seek mental health treatment. The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice says it's always a conversation worth having.