On April 26, 2018 The Black Parents Workshop, Inc. announced the establishment of a Hudson County Affiliate – the South Hudson (SoHUD) Black Parents Workshop that will focus on school districts in Hoboken, Jersey City and Bayonne, New Jersey.
On May 17, 2018, the 64th anniversary of the Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas a planned lawsuit will be filed in Trenton, NJ on behalf of the plaintiffs in the planned school desegregation lawsuit.
This issue is gaining increased attention statewide as well as by local media outlets especially after Maplewood/South Orange agreed to a $127 million remediation plan for the segregation occurring in their schools (Full story CLICK HERE). The lawsuit against the district earlier this year, claims a wide range of racial issues in the district, including segregated lower grades and a tracking system in the high school.
A call has gone out to the parents and grandparents of children who are plaintiffs in the upcoming lawsuit. Specific details follow:
To Parents/Grandparents of children who are Plaintiffs in our School Desegregation lawsuit:
As I believe we have discussed, we are planning to file our lawsuit against the State of New Jersey challenging the constitutionality of school segregation on Thursday, May 17, 2018, the 64th Anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
On that day we have organized a Press Conference to which representatives of all newspapers, TV stations, blogs and other media will be invited. The Press Conference will be held in the State House in Trenton, beginning at 10:30 AM, in Caucus Room L 103, which is a conference room directly opposite the Senate Chamber.
All of you are invited to attend, along with your children/grandchildren. If you plan to attend, I would urge that you arrive early to allow time for parking behind the State House and finding Caucus Room L 103, which is on the first floor of the State House.
If you attend without your child/grandchildren, you may wish to bring along a picture in case members of the press ask about photographs. Please send me an email before May 17 and let me know if you plan to attend.
All good wishes. gary stein
email: gstein@pashmanstein.com
