The People’s Organization for Progress (POP) held a series of public forums across New Jersey addressing voting rights, political participation, and the civil rights challenges faced by communities in the U.S., particularly Black Americans.
The forums, titled “The Attack on Voting Rights and the War on Black People,” kicked off on July 18th in Plainfield, then held numerous forums in various communities in New Jersey.
On Saturday, November 7th, community members, local activists, and organizers took to the streets of Ironbound, Newark, for the “Ice Out” march, demanding ICE out of Ironbound and New Jersey. The march, planned with Cosecha NJ, a national movement fighting for the protection of undocumented immigrants, and supported by By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), among other advocacy groups, aimed to defend democracy and demand accountability from elected officials on the current draconian immigration laws and raids.
I used to pray that he protect my favorite people in the world
My uncle pie the champion and my grandma my favorite girl
For a while everything was going alright
Yeah still struggle and strife but not a death in sight
Then one day I got that call and all I could do was fall
Fall to my knees and just cry
The Malcolm X Commemoration Committee (MXCC), partnering with the Community Media Center (CMC) at Rutgers University–Newark’s Express Newark, is launching the first annual Malcolm X Human Rights Film Festival on November 6th and 7th. Individuals can attend the event, held at Express Newark, 54 Halsey Street, with doors opening on Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 12pm.
The two-day festival will use Malcolm X as an anchor to display the intersections of social justice, human rights, and community activism through documentary and film. Malcolm X was a prominent civil rights leader, revolutionary, and minister who developed the foundations of the Black Power movement. His advocacy included pushing for Black self-determination, exercising voting rights, and decolonizing Africa, framing civil rights issues as broader human rights ones.
As early voting in the 2026 midterm election begins, poll workers help ensure people’s ability to represent themselves. Poll workers are present during early voting and on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, assisting voters with questions, checking individuals in at polling stations, and ensuring equal opportunity to cast a vote. In-person voting hours are from 6-8 p.m. across polling places in New Jersey.
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