Camden

Black Swans do Exist by Jared Hunter

There’s a lot of meat to dissect here and I’m sure that most of you already know what I’m talking about, but I’ll give a basic context and move into the more pointed observations I came away with. On Wednesday afternoon, ROI (a New Jersey-based online business press outlet) published an article after having interviewed … Continue reading Black Swans do Exist by Jared Hunter…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, development, education.

Court Rules with Parents and NAACP that Camden Deserves a Vote on School Board

Camden residents just won a huge victory in the ongoing efforts to get a vote on whether their school board should be elected. Here’s some of the details from my piece at Blue Jersey.  The nitty gritty is this: in 2010 the MRERA (the legislation that created a municipal take over of Camden, but also … Continue reading Court Rules with Parents and NAACP that Camden Deserves a Vote on School Board…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, education.

State of the Union, Budget Address and Camden by Jared Hunter

Last Tuesday was President Trump’s first State of the Union address and there was a lot to analyze.  I’ll do my best to tie together a few streams around the SOTU, Governor Murphy’s upcoming budget address, and how all of this affects Camden. Trump’s address had interesting and dichotomous tones.  Some CNN correspondence directly after … Continue reading State of the Union, Budget Address and Camden by Jared Hunter…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.

Reflections on the MLK Day of Service (and “acknowledging the land”)

I went to a theater show about six months ago. Just before the show started, the director came out and did a “land acknowledgement” — talking about how the part in which the free show was being performed had once been the land of a local Native American tribe. It was the first time I … Continue reading Reflections on the MLK Day of Service (and “acknowledging the land”)…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Academia, Camden.