Report: Outside law firm finds Trenton clerk harassed councilman
Report: Outside law firm finds Trenton clerk harassed councilman Matthew Conlon made “calculated effort” to intimidate Blakeley, breached city’s workplace violence policy, investigator says By Nikita Biryukov, January 27 2021 2:46 pm An outside law firm tapped to investigate allegations of workplace harassment by Trenton Clerk Matthew Conlon found the official created a hostile work environment in […]
Trenton councilman wants Muschal to resign
Trenton councilman wants Muschal to resign Jerrell Blakeley says he’ll seek censure vote on South Ward councilman By David Wildstein, September 16 2019 9:41 am A Trenton City councilman is calling on one of his colleagues to resign for “embracing vile anti-Semitic rhetoric and tropes.” Councilman Jerrell Blakeley says he will seek to censure George Muschal for […]
Trenton council deflects condemnation of homophobic councilwoman
Trenton council deflects condemnation of homophobic councilwoman Blakely: ‘My council colleagues have no shame and are simply cowards’ By David Wildstein, May 05 2020 10:34 pm Five of seven members of the Trenton City Council tonight declined to condemn Robin Vaughn’s homophobic tirade in a conference call last Saturday that has put New Jersey’s capital city under a microcope. […]
Blakeley convening town hall on McBride’s ‘Jew her down’ comments
Blakeley convening town hall on McBride’s ‘Jew her down’ comments ‘This cannot be the new normal,’ Councilman says By Nikita Biryukov, September 18 2019 12:10 pm Trenton Councilman Jerell Blakeley is set to convene an emergency town hall on Council President Kathy McBride’s “Jew her down” comments Wednesday. “I am inviting the Trenton community to attend this […]
Are Your Students Civically Minded?
Welcome to a the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members … for NJEA members. Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students . . . each […]
Two Young Black Male Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
Two Young Black Male Scholars Win Prestigious Awards August 9, 2012 Donald Mitchell Jr. was chosen to receive the Richard McKaig Outstanding Doctoral Research Award from the Center for the Study of the College Fraternity. A graduate of Shaw University, Dr. Mitchell earned his doctorate in educational policy and higher educational administration from the University of […]
Late last night as the last ballots were counted, labor candidate Jerell Blakeley of USW 397 avoided a runoff and won a seat on the Trenton City Council- at-Large.
Late last night as the last ballots were counted, labor candidate Jerell Blakeley of USW 397 avoided a runoff and won a seat on the Trenton City Council- at-Large. Jerell joins the two labor candidates who declared victory earlier last night in in the May Non- Partisan Municipal Elections: Anthony Vauss, IUOE Local 68, […]
Indiana bill looks to raise scholarship funds for aspiring teachers
Teachers said HB 1637 will allow for more aspiring teachers to get in the education field and help cut down the costs associated with getting a degree. INDIANA, USA — A bill working its way through the Indiana legislature is looking to address the state’s teacher shortages. House Bill 1637 would raise the scholarship amounts for […]
Trenton At-Large Council Candidate Jerell Blakeley: The InsiderNJ ‘Razor Sharp’ Interview (with Video)
Barber Shop TRENTON – “Hey, Smart,” they all greeted the pin stripe-suited Jerell Blakely in the Razor Sharp Barber Shop, where he’s been coming to get his haircuts since he was a child. Baseball cap on backwards while he worked, one eye on the NBA playoffs on the big screen TV set, barber Bill Hackett […]
What Dr. Bethune Left Us and What Secretary DeVos Brings Us
What Dr. Bethune Left Us and What Secretary DeVos Brings Us A few days ago, I watched a History Makers interview of Florida’s first black Congresswoman Carrie Meek. Before her pioneering work as an elected representative in the halls of Tallahassee and Washington D.C., Congresswoman Meek worked as an educator and administrator at Bethune-Cookman University […]