Newark Police’s Consent Decree: A Solid Foundation for a Work in Progress
Posted OnFebruary 27, 2026 byJake GirardOn November 19, 2025, Judge Madeline Cox Arleo of United States District Court for the District of New Jersey terminated a nine-year Consent Decree entered into between the City of Newark and the Department of Justice. The Consent Decree was established in 2016 to address findings of unconstitutional and racist policing by the Newark Police Division.
We now live in two New Jerseys that are even further apart.
Reaching Higher: Expanding Access to College Education in New Jersey
Posted OnSeptember 15, 2025 byJake GirardNew Jersey must decide whether its future in higher education will be swept up in the national attack on affordability and diversity, or whether it will forge its own path toward a prosperous and inclusive higher education system for all its residents. Will it fold to the ever-changing and chaotic whims of the current national political dynamics, or will it make a long-term commitment to position itself as a leader in quality, accessible higher education—ensuring a well-educated workforce that truly represents the state and can drive economic growth?
We now live in two New Jerseys that are even further apart.
The Two New Jerseys: The Deepening Divide
Posted OnApril 3, 2025 bynjisjWhen the Institute released Making the Two New Jerseys One,¹ we described New Jersey as a modern-day version of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Two Americas.”
Since that last analysis, New Jersey’s approximately $300,000 racial wealth gap has doubled.
We now live in two New Jerseys that are even further apart.
Black Homeownership Matters: Expanding Access to Housing Wealth for Black New Jerseyans
Posted OnMay 5, 2022 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Black Homeownership Matters: Expanding Access to Housing Wealth for Black New Jerseyans “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…
Repairing the Cracks: How New Jersey Can Restore Black & Brown Communities Ravaged by COVID-19 and Systemic Racism
Posted OnSeptember 30, 2021 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Repairing the Cracks: How New Jersey Can Restore Black & Brown Communities Ravaged by COVID-19 and Systemic Racism “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…
Making the Two New Jerseys One: Closing the $300,000 Racial Wealth Gap in the Garden State
Posted OnFebruary 24, 2021 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Making the Two New Jerseys One: Closing the $300,000 Racial Wealth Gap in the Garden State “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…
Black and Brown in New Jersey
Posted OnOctober 22, 2020 byMosaicStudent Debt Forgiveness Options
Posted OnAugust 26, 2020 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Student Debt Forgiveness Options “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…
Freed from Debt: A Racial Justice Approach to Student Loan Reform in New Jersey
Posted OnJune 30, 2020 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Freed from Debt: A Racial Justice Approach to Student Loan Reform in New Jersey “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…
Erasing New Jersey’s Red Lines: Reducing the Racial Wealth Gap Through Homeownership and Investment in Communities of Color
Posted OnApril 30, 2020 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Erasing New Jerseyu2019s Red Lines: Reducing the Racial Wealth Gap Through Homeownership and Investment in Communities of Color “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…