[Editor's note: Laila Gold is a member of the MAPSO Youth Coalition and an organizer of the march.]
On Saturday, July 4th, the MASPO Youth Coalition (MYC) hosted an “Independence from Independence Day,” march, leading a crowd of over a hundred energized participants through Maplewood and South Orange to protest the celebration of the national holiday. Community members, including students, SOMA
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