Local NAACP Unit and SOMA Justice Weigh in on Lawson-Muhammad Ruling & Penalty
Two more local organizations — the NAACP Oranges & Maplewood unit and SOMA Justice — are weighing in on the NJ Department of Education School…
PHOTOS: 2019 Ideas Featured Talent & Creativity of Maplewood & Beyond
The 6th Annual Maplewood Ideas Festival, hosted and organized by Maplewood Library, ran from March 23 to April 6 and was a roaring success (as all…
SOMA Justice: We Must Look Beyond Punishing Consumers to Curb Use of Plastics
As a nation – as a world – we are in a dire environmental crisis. Air, land, and water pollution threatens not just human survival,…
ALICE School Safety Program Sparks Debate in South Orange-Maplewood
UPDATED: The story now includes a letter to the Board of Education from local resident Norman Cowie that was omitted when the story was first…
LETTER: SOMA Justice Demands Investigation & Rejects Call for Lawson-Muhammad Resignation
The following is from the leadership of the community group SOMA Justice: Addressing Race and Inequality: Dear Members of the SOMSD Board of Education and South…
SOMA Justice: Community Pressure Brought Facts to Light in Target Incident
The following opinion piece was submitted by SOMA Justice, a South Orange-Maplewood group that “works to address race, racism and inequality in the SOMA community.”…
Letter: Misgendering Candidate Was a Dehumanizing Action
Editor’s note: Although the article under discussion was not published by Village Green, the authors of this letter asked that we publish the letter as…
In Maplewood, Path to Better Police & Community Relations Begins Its Long, Difficult Journey
After the release of police audio and video detailing police herding local teens of color out of town and kicking and punching one teen, Maplewood…
March for Racial Justice Rallies at Pool, Park & Maplewood Police Headquarters
About 150-200 local residents marched to Maplewood Police Headquarters and the gazebo near Hilton Library on Sunday to protest racism as part of Maplewood’s March…
Activist to Maplewood Leaders: ‘We Have an Opportunity to Be the Kind of Community That We Want to Be’
Community activists presented the Maplewood Township Committee with strong challenges and a proactive list of demands on Tuesday night in the aftermath of a summer…