Camden

Community Voice: Environmental Racism by Camden Officials – by Tom Knoche

This guest post was written by community organizer and former Rutgers-Camden adjunct professor Tom Knoche. I’m honored Tom reached out to me with this piece, and would encourage those unfamiliar with his work to check out his book: Common Sense for Camden.After the Friends of Cooper River Park West (FCRPW) protest at the Delaware River … Continue reading Community Voice: Environmental Racism by Camden Officials – by Tom Knoche…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.

NBA Draft fun: Talking Sixers, Camden, and Rebuilding

Time for some Friday fun. Two of my biggest passions are cities and basketball — but rarely combine the two in this space. Last night, listening to 97.5 The Fanatic during the NBA draft, I started to make some connections across the two. It turns out, my biggest concern about the Sixers rebuilding project mirrors my biggest concern about the … Continue reading NBA Draft fun: Talking Sixers, Camden, and Rebuilding…

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Camden School Closures Send the Wrong Message to Black Students

I’ve been eagerly awaiting Rutgers PhD candidate Mark Weber’s analysis of the Camden school closures. Many of you know Mark as JerseyJazzman, but he’s also doing work with Dr. Bruce Baker at Rutgers, New Brunswick. His policy brief on the school closures is an important document (and an important public work). It pokes holes in … Continue reading Camden School Closures Send the Wrong Message to Black Students…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, education.

Community Voice: Jose Delgado on the state’s “Portfolio Management strategy”

Pulled this, from Jose Delgado, up from the comments:It is comforting to now have so many people articulate the fact that the NJ DOE strategy has always been the eventual destruction of the public school district through implementation of a Portfolio Management strategy. For years I felt like I was the only person on earth … Continue reading Community Voice: Jose Delgado on the state’s “Portfolio Management strategy”…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, education.

Student Voice: Camden’s Federal Street Welcomes Change

I just wanted to point folks over to the Rutgers-Camden Report, which highlights “renegade” writing from our undergrads. Here’s an excerpt from a fantastic article on Federal Street by Ilse Garcia Romero: We took a stroll down the lively Federal St., taking note of the many businesses lining the street and the services that are provided … Continue reading Student Voice: Camden’s Federal Street Welcomes Change…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Student Voice.