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In South Orange-Maplewood, Leveling Inequality Persists for Black Students, Report Says

Two years after the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education passed a sweeping Access & Equity policy designed to end years of institutionalized racism and address…

Fields: South Orange-Maplewood BOE’s ‘Moral Compass is Broken’

The following is a statement read by Walter Fields, head of the Black Parents Workshop, at Monday’s South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education Meeting. Next week,…

John Amos Brings One-Man Play to Maplewood October 7

The following is from the Black Parents Workshop Acclaimed actor John Amos is bringing his immense talents to the stage in Maplewood to support the…

Check Out the Revised Middle School Social Studies Curriculum for South Orange-Maplewood

At last month’s South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting, Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum Susan Grierson described a revised curriculum for social studies for grades 6,…

PHOTOS: Maplewood & South Orange ‘Stand With Charlottesville’ at Candlelight Vigil

An impromptu vigil, organized by Marian Raab with the help of other South Orange and Maplewood residents, took place this evening in Maplewood in response…

Black Parents Workshop Calls for Dismissal of Police Chief Cimino

The following is a letter from the SOMA Black Parents Workshop Upon hearing the audio recordings of the Maplewood (NJ) Police Department from the evening…

PHOTOS: One Year Later, Protest Calls for Release of Police Tapes from 2016 Fireworks Incident

A small but vocal group of local activists took to the streets on Monday to protest the fact that Maplewood police audio and video recordings…

OPINION: Maplewood Should Release Police Video, Audio Recordings of July 5 Incident

From Walter Fields and the Black Parents Workshop: The decision by the Maplewood Township Council to hire a firm to investigate the incident involving the…

South Orange-Maplewood Debates Board of Ed Member’s ‘Unicorn’ Comment

A comment made by a Board of Education member on Facebook yesterday went viral, as local residents took to discussing the comment on other Facebook…