Paterson

Washington Mystics v Indiana Fever
Good News  |  Brandee Sanders

NJ Gymnasium Named After Basketball Luminary Essence Carson

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

Thelonious “RaRa” McKnight, New Jersey police fatal shooting victim
#BlackLivesMatter  |  Bruce C.T. Wright

NJ Police Kill Black Man With 'Hands Up'

Protesters in New Jersey were demanding justice after an eyewitness said a plainclothes police officer killed 25-year-old Thelonious "RaRa" McKnight while he was holding his hands up.

One Dead, Four Wounded At Shooting At Chicago Park
Nation  |  Charise Frazier

Activists Demand Answers After Police Shoot Unarmed Black Man In Front Of His Two Sons

No arrests have been made as the Paterson Police Department and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office continue their investigation.