Some voice support, some don’t but explain why and some stay silent.
Montclair Branch NAACP
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Montclair school board candidates discuss their backgrounds, thoughts on referendum
Yvonne W. Bouknight, Brian Fleischer, Monk Inyang and Noah Gale are running for three seats.
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Montclair’s League of Women Voters and NAACP hold referendum session
School officials share how referendum came to be, how projects were prioritized.
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Montclair district, community partners plan information sessions about referendum
Seven events planned in the coming weeks to answer questions about the projects.
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Some early support for Montclair schools’ $190M capital plan
But some community leaders are holding off for more information.
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Montclair gets $300,000 to form Anti-hate Task Force to combat a ‘disturbing trend’
To address what Mayor Sean Spiller described as a “a disturbing trend of hate groups, including white supremacists and neo-Nazis targeting our community,” Montclair will launch an anti-hate task force.
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Baskerville will not be running for NAACP president
Renee Baskerville’s bid for president of the Montclair NAACP has been pulled by the National NAACP, which has taken over the local election due to infighting.
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Montclair groups create remote learning center for children of working parents
With Montclair’s school district still remote, students with parents who work out of the house now have a place to go and do schoolwork.
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League, NAACP demonstration illustrates the importance of having your vote counted
By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS Photos and video by Kate Albright On July 1, the day Montclair’s new mayor and council were being sworn in, 1,086 ballots fluttered in the […]
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Fighting the school-to-prison pipeline
Students and community members gathered in February to discuss the school-to-prison pipeline, and brainstorm ways to combat the phenomenon.
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Montclair Jewish and African-American leaders find common cause
A special event held at Temple Ner Tamid Friday night revealed there is a lot more that unites the Jewish and African-American communities than divides them.
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Affordable housing down-payment loan is now a grant
By Tina Pappas for Montclair Local Future home buyers who now purchase affordable housing units administered through the township will not have to pay back a loan offered to help […]
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Photos: MAAHF Parade Flows Through Fourth Ward
This year’s Montclair African American Heritage Foundation Parade rolls to Nishuane Park for the big festival on Saturday, June 2.
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Montclair NAACP seeks input on rent control
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The Montclair branch of the NAACP is looking for community feedback on the issue of rent stabilization, soliciting comments on the civic-engagement platform PlanetCivic. William Scott, […]