We All Need the Water

I will remember this summer for many things, but three stand out: roller-coaster politics, the Olympics, and the heat. My goodness, the heat.  When the heat won’t quit, I want to be in the water. I grew up not far from the ocean, learned to swim in a pool at a young age, grew comfortable… Continue reading We All Need the Water

The EJUSA Difference

Happy new year! I hope you had a peaceful and joyous holiday season.  Personally, I appreciated the break after a thrilling but fast-paced year. We accomplished so much together thanks to your support, but I want to share one specific highlight of 2022.  When I started at EJUSA, I knew that one of my highest… Continue reading The EJUSA Difference

Imagining the Possibility of Safety

"No More Police: A Case for Abolition" by Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie, with a forward by Black Visions

At the beginning of the summer, our executive director, Jamila Hodge, sat on a panel in a crowded gymnasium in Newark talking about transforming the justice system.  “The system is going to do what it’s going to do,” she said. “It is a machine, and it was built for a purpose, and that was to… Continue reading Imagining the Possibility of Safety