One of the joys of my job is watching students struggling to reconcile what they learn with their own life experiences. Here, Brian Everett, a Rutgers-Camden student and author of NJ Poverty Reality, writes about growing up in Cherry Hill, and its relationship with Camden: The reoccurring suburban battle cry has been sounded; “Not in … Continue reading Student Voice: Cherry Hill Remains Intolerant…
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Next City pegs the price of each job coming to Camden with the Sixers practice facility at $1.6 million. New Jersey Policy Perspective’s president, Gordon MacInnes places the number at $328,000. NJ.com says that there will be $76.6 in “direct and indirect taxes”, including “spillover effects,” outstripped by the $82 million in state grants. And Tom Knoche … Continue reading 76ers to Camden: the South Jersey Strategy…
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Here we go again. Another groups comes to Camden, makes a quick comparison to third-world problems (in this case it’s Vice contrasting Camden with Darfur), and leads with sensationalized videos of crime, blight, and Camden. I want to contrast that with a compelling, well-written, and, I think, compassionate view of the struggles of youth in … Continue reading A Contrast in Journalistic Approaches…
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Over the past week, Gov. Christie has been in Camden twice, once to tout the new police force as a policy model, and once in support of education changes. In doing so, there has been a lot of numbers thrown around regarding the new police force, some optimistic, and some that indicate the force is … Continue reading Giving Chris Christie Credit for Camden Requires a Selective Memory…
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It is with great pleasure that I share this guest post by James Yoakum, the owner and founder of Cooper River Distillers: I recently started a small business in downtown Camden called Cooper River Distillers. We’re just the second licensed and operating distillery in the entire state of New Jersey and my goal is to … Continue reading Community Voice: What Can Small Businesses do for Camden?…
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“Camden Chatter” is a series of blog posts by Rutgers students on the “chatter” on social media about Camden. This article is authored by Marcus Biddle (@Biddle_Marcus). Here are his thoughts on the past week’s top stories: Share it!
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