4/18/24
Young, Jewish, American — and calling for a ceasefire
By Zoe Van Gelder
As a young Jewish woman, I try to hold on to hope for a future in which my people aren’t marked forever by Israel’s actions, for the blood on the hands of the once-oppressed-now-oppressors. But in a world where the Holocaust’s existence is questioned, I hope that the plight of the Palestinians is remembered, and remembered well.
As a young Jewish woman, I try to hold on to hope for a future in which my people aren’t marked forever by Israel’s actions, for the blood on the hands of the once-oppressed-now-oppressors.
4/16/24
Hamm rallies Dem voters to vote “uncommitted” in presidential primary
By Lawrence Hamm
In this exclusive column for Public Square Amplified, senatorial candidate Lawrence Hamm, founder of the People’s Organization for Progress, explains his decision to vote “uncommitted” in the upcoming New Jersey presidential primary, taking place June 4. Hamm is the only candidate in the primary who has said he will vote “uncommitted” to protest the war in Gaza.
4/11/24
New Jersey women journalists unpack racialization in newsrooms: Part 2
By Emma Uk
In part one of this series, we featured stories of success, struggle and purpose from three remarkable women journalists who built their careers in primarily white-male-dominated newsrooms. For part two, we sat down with three more remarkable women journalists in the state working to establish a more equitable and inclusive media landscape that centers the narratives of communities being pushed to exist on the periphery of mainstream media.
3/28/24
New Jersey women journalists confront the politics and economics of gender in journalism: Part 1
By Emma Uk
In light of the importance of journalism for a cohesive civil society, healthy democracy, well-informed public and transparent government, some of New Jersey's most remarkable women journalists reporting on cities and communities around the state will share their stories of success, struggle, purpose and wisdom: What drives their work despite the challenges, the importance of white and non-white women in journalism, and tips and insights for others looking for support and inspiration in the field.
3/22/24
Tales from Brick City Ep. 2—"Activist banned from Newark City Council files suit”
By Public Square Amplified Team
On Feb. 7, Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver ordered police to remove activist Munirah El Bomani from a city council meeting after she interrupted Business Administrator Eric Pennington. El Bomani was subsequently banned for two meetings for violating council rules.
El Bomani is suing the municipal government, calling the ban a violation of her rights. But it is not an uncommon practice at City Hall, where exclusion is used to deal with allegedly disruptive commentators.
3/14/24
Photo Essay | Black childbirth takes center stage for a young couple from Orange, New Jersey
By Public Square Amplified Team
The act of childbirth is always an intimate one — filled with a host of emotions, from joy to pain.
Using his black and white medium, Public Square Amplified's Brian Branch-Price had the unique opportunity to do what only great photographers can — to almost not exist in the moment yet to be at the center of it. "For them to welcome me into that space was a crazy, wonderful experience," Branch-Price recalled, "It's unusual for that to happen unless the subject has a lot of trust and confidence.”
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