Z’Kye Husain won an undisclosed settlement two years after the Black teen was wrongfully arrested for fighting at Bridgewater Commons Mall in New Jersey.

Race Matters

A white New Jersey mayor ordered a Black man removed from public property because of an unfounded fear of violence, a lawsuit says.

Edward Matthews admitted to bias intimidation and drug possession with intent to distribute.

"Sheeeeiiittttt!" A new federal corruption indictment reminds us of "The Wire."

News

The New Jersey airport restaurant that New York Times columnist David Brooks tried to shame over the cost of a meal is owned by Black men. 1911 Smoke House Barbeque had some time.

Paterson, New Jersey activists are calling for the suspension of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks.

Good News

Newark native Hassan Abdus-Sabur cultivated the HBCU Scholarship Bike Ride and HBCU Textbook Fund to financially support students at historically Black colleges and universities.

Good News

The Paterson-based elementary school where WNBA star Essence Carson attended renamed its gymnasium in her honor.

Good News

New Jersey’s Black Heritage Trail will amplify the Black history that exists in the Garden State.

The white supremacist group New Jersey European Heritage Association joined a Labor Day parade in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

Good News

Queen Latifah broke ground on a community-driven real estate development project in her hometown of Newark.