Edward Cagney Mathews was finally arrested for harassing his neighbor and calling him the N-word on video, but there was no hate crime charge and the apparent white supremacist's close association with police in New Jersey is being questioned.

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A new monument honoring the life and legacy of abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman is coming to the city of Newark.

A New Jersey school official apologized for a comment denigrating Vice President Kamala Harris weeks after it was posted and only after it drew public attention.

Officials in New Jersey terminated a white officer after she publicly lamented about the Black Lives Matter movement at the height of injustice demonstrations relating to police brutality in 2020. 

A Black leader at a Hillsong Church in Montclair, New Jersey, resigned on Tuesday after he reportedly texted a woman volunteer a photo that emphasized his genital area, attempting to pass it off as a mistake.

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Moving quickly on recently passed legislation, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed bills legalizing and regulating the sale of marijuana and decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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World-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson has teamed up with World Central Kitchen to fight food insecurity and provide support for small business owners in Newark.

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Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network has teamed up with World Central Kitchen to provide thousands of meals for those in need amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A museum will honor Black medical pioneer Dr. John A. Kenney.

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A new museum memorializing the legacy of abolitionist Harriet Tubman is coming to New Jersey.

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18-year-old Richard Tobin was reportedly "enraged" at Black people around him and planned to kill them with a machete.