Camden

Three Thoughts before the Camden Mayoral Debate

It’s been a while (and more on the blog in general over the next few weeks) but tonight is Camden’s mayoral debate hosted by Camden Action and the Camden Parents Union.  Here are the details:  Date: 4.29.21 Time: 7-8:30pm  Livestream: here’s the link.  There’s a lot to say about all this, but here’s three quick … Continue reading Three Thoughts before the Camden Mayoral Debate…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.

Police, Policing, and Police Reform: Implications for the Future of our Cities

And we’re back!  I just wanted to take moments to invite you to CURE’s first event of the Fall semester: Police, Policing, and Police Reform: Implications for the Future of our Cities. It’s happening tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 10th, 12:30-1:30).  Here’s the details.  I’m excited to be moderating — we have some incredibly talented folks speaking … Continue reading Police, Policing, and Police Reform: Implications for the Future of our Cities…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.

Video of the Camden School Board Election Candidates Forum (10/8)

Let’s keep it simple. Here’s the video from last night’s forum:  Camden We Choose presents Round 1-Camden School District Candidates Forum Join us.#wechoose#yourvoice#yourvoteStephen DanleyPosted by Ronsha Dickerson on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 A few thoughts on how we do election coverage here at the Local Knowledge Blog, since we’re edging towards election SZN.  I’ll be … Continue reading Video of the Camden School Board Election Candidates Forum (10/8)…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, education.

It’s Election Season (Event tonight, Oct. 8th)

Here we are. It’s election season!  I know a lot of the big ticket races here in NJ are in an off cycle. No presidential race. No governor’s race. Not even a Senate race. And the assembly races we do have (the whole assembly is up for reelection!) largely aren’t facing serious, professional and funded … Continue reading It’s Election Season (Event tonight, Oct. 8th)…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, education.

Dismantling the Architecture of Segregation (Rutgers Conference)

Last week we talked a bit about where these critiques about slavery and segregation take us. That conversation is continuing on our campus this Friday at a conference titled: “Dismantling the Architecture of Segregation”. Please join us! One of the reasons I’m so excited about this conference is because I’ve been thinking (and reading, and … Continue reading Dismantling the Architecture of Segregation (Rutgers Conference)…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.

Slavery, Segregation (and where these critiques take us)

I caught the Nikole Hannah-Jones talk at Penn last week — and man. It got me thinking about so many things. I live-tweeted the event, so you can check out that thread:  .@nhannahjones “the issue of segregation in schools is not abstract. There are real children in real schools waiting.” This talk is going to … Continue reading Slavery, Segregation (and where these critiques take us)…

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