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NJ Spotlight News: June 17, 2021
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It’s the first new federal holiday created by Congress in nearly 40 years.
Juneteenth is now officially a federal holiday in the United States. President Joe Biden Thursday made it the law of the land with a stroke of his pen after Congress overwhelmingly voted in favor of the proposal. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery, when on June 19, 1865 enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned they were freed two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
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NJ Spotlight News: June 17, 2021
6/17/2021 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Juneteenth is now officially a federal holiday in the United States. President Joe Biden Thursday made it the law of the land with a stroke of his pen after Congress overwhelmingly voted in favor of the proposal. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery, when on June 19, 1865 enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned they were freed two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
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>> FROM NJTV PBS THIS IS NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS WITH BRIANA VANNOZZI.
WE MET FOR JOINING US TONIGHT I AM BRIANA VANNOZZI.
JUNETEENTH IS NOW OFFICIALLY A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
FOR THAT BY MAKING IT A LAW OF THE LAND AND AFTER CONGRESS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL, MARRYING INTO SLAVERY ON JUNE NINETEENTH 1855.
THE FIRST NEW FEDERAL HOLIDAY CREATED BY CONGRESS IN NEARLY 40 YEARS NEW JERSEY WAS ALREADY PLANNING TO HONOR JUNETEENTH AS A STATE HOLIDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THE FIRST TWO TABLETS THIS DAY GAINED TRACTION AFTER PROTOZOAN THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD.
THE LEADERS SAY THAT THEY SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A TIME TO TAKE BACK AND EFFORT TO ACHIEVE EQUALITY FOR EVERYONE WITH SOME SOCIAL JUSTICE DATED THE EIGHTEENTH BOTH BY REVISITING THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS WHERE BLACK RESIDENTS ARE ARRESTED AT THIS UNFORTUNATELY HIRING AND WHITE AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT TO KEEP DRUG OFFENDERS BEHIND BARS.
MICHIGAN REPORT FOR AMERICA'S PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE IN THE UNITED STATES IS DRUG ABUSE BE FOR THE YEAR 1971.
UNEMPLOYMENT WAS HIGH, CRIME WAS HIGH THEY NEEDED TO SHOW HIS CREDENTIALS OF CRIME PERSON."
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY OF UNITED STATES THE GOVERNMENT OFFERED TREATMENT TO ANY DRUG ADDICT THAT NEEDED IT.
'S WERE GIVEN A CHOICE OF REHABILITATION WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING PENALIZED FOR THEIR DRUG ADDICTION JUSTICE STUDIES PROFESSOR JESSICA HENRY MEMBERS HISTORY DIFFERENTLY.
LIKE I DO NOT THINK OF HIM IN TERMS OF REHABILITATION.
THE DECISION WAS ONE FIRST TO INCREASE ENDING ON ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IN THE WAR ON DRUGS.
HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANDATORY MINIMUMS FOR DRUG OFFENSES.
>> THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION WAS A DIVISION THREE IS 1981 WHERE HE IS TREMENDOUS FUNDING TOWARD PENALIZED RATHER THAN AS A MEDICAL ISSUE OR A HEALTH CRISIS WE VIEWED PEOPLE WHO USE SPECIFIC KINDS OF DRUGS IS CRIMINAL.
THAT OFTEN WAS THE DETRIMENT TO POOR PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.
AN NEW JERSEY INCARCERATED A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE DUE TO THE DRUG WAR THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE NATION.
BARRICADES THE DATA FROM THE LAST DECADE TWIN 2021 I BLACK RESIDENTS AT THREE POINT THREE MORE LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED FOR DRUG WAR VIOLATIONS OF THEIR WHITE PEERS DESPITE WHITE PEOPLE WHILE USING CRIMINALIZED A HIGHER RATE WE TALKED ABOUT THE DRUG MORE LIKE A THING OF THE PAST, LIKE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS YEARS AGO AND ACTUALLY WE ARE BEING PEOPLE FOR ME HIGHER IN 20 NEW JERSEY 1980.
REGULAR SHOWS NEW JERSEY" 11.6 MILLION OVER THE PAST DECADE TO ENFORCE THE DRUG WAR.
$5.1 BILLION TO ARREST PEOPLE, $2.2 BILLION TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE, $4.3 BILLION TO INCARCERATE PEOPLE.
2019 NEW JERSEY INVESTMENT IN THE DRUG WAR, A POINT FIVE TIMES BIGGER THAN WHAT THE STATE BUDGET ALLOCATES FOR ADDICTION SERVICES.
JVP REPORTS TO WRITE THAT INVESTMENT NEARLY 20,000 NEW JERSEYANS DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE IN 20 19.
>> IT HAS NOT DECREASED DRUG USE AND HAS NOT DECREASED OVERDOSE DEATH AND HAS NOT MADE PEOPLE SAY PERFECT FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST LESSONS WE LEARNED IN 90 DAYS AS WE CONTINUE TO REST MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT SEE A COURSE ON THE DECRYING CRIME.
HAS INTRODUCED A FEDERAL BILL CALLED THE DRUG POLICY REFORM ACT WHICH WHICH THE AUTHORITY SHE SAYS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS ROUGHLY 46% OF THE INMATES IN THE FOR DRUG OFFENSES >> IS BILLED DECRIMINALIZING THE ISSUE OF PERSONAL USE, YOU WILL NOT GET LOCKED UP FOR, YOU WILL NOT GET PROSECUTED FOR HUNDRED OPEN YOU WOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY NECESSARY TO ACCESS EVIDENCE-BASED AND HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES MAKE ADVOCATES HAD SUPPORT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
JOE THAT HE DOES NOT THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE JAILED FOR DRUG USE IN THE USAGE OF THE MANDATORY REHABILITATION.
I AM LEAVING MICHIGAN FOR SPOTLIGHT NEWS.
>>> THE STATE IS DEVOTING $600 MILLION TO A AND AN EXTRA SCHOOL YEAR FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHOSE LEARNING WAS CUT SHORT AND PARTICULARLY CHALLENGED BY THE PANDEMIC MONEY WILL SUPPORT ABOUT 800 TWO EIGHT OUT OF THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BRINGING AN EXTERIOR CLASSROOM WILL HELP THOSE WHO DID NOT GET BOTH THE TRANSITIONAL SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING FOR ALL.
MEANWHILE EXPERTS WHEN THE TRANSITION BACK TO FULL-TIME IN PERSON LEARNING WILL LIKELY BE MORE STRESSFUL AND BE ANXIETY INDUCING FOR KIDS AFTERMOST YEAR AT HOME LEARNING VIRTUALLY WE ASKED NICOLE VICE PRESIDENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES HOW MILITIA HERE NICOLE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS THAT SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR CHILDREN BE SOME OF THEM FIND OUR CHANGE IN APPETITE, CHANGE IN THE, MAYBE SOME BEHAVIOR WHETHER IT BE LOSING INTEREST IN THINGS THEY USED TO ENJOY TO DO, THEY MAY BE MORE IRRITABLE, THEY MAY REPORT FATIGUE OR HEADACHES OR JUST APPEAR TO BE ANGRY .
TWO EVENT THAT, CAN WE PINPOINT THAT IS JUST PURELY THE ANXIETY OF HEADING BACK INTO A SITUATION AS WHAT CAUSES ACUTE FEAR PREVIOUSLY OR INFANT A WHOLE OTHER RANGE OF ITEMS THAT COULD BE PROVIDING PROVOKING ANXIETY IN OUR KIDS FOR THE CHILD.
THERE IS SOME CHILDREN I HAVE NEVER PRESENTED WITH ANY ANXIETY ABOUT FOUR A MAY HAVE BEEN IN SCHOOL, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN DOING WELL AND THEN THE PANDEMIC CAME PEERS MAY HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE SOME OF THE SIGNS THAT THEIR CHILD WAS OTHER THINGS OUT THEY WERE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO TAKE TIME AND FIND THE RIGHT TO TALK TO THEIR CHILD HOW THEY ARE FEELING IS WHEN PARENTS ARE CONCERNED THEIR OWN ANXIETY GOES UP AND THEY WANT TO TALK TO THEIR CHILD THE SECOND THEY WALK IN THE DOOR EXPLAINED THAT MY BE THE BEST APPROACH.
CHILDREN MAY HAVE SOME DOWNTIME WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED WITH SCHOOL OR REMOTE LEARNING MAY BE BETTER TO APPROACH A CHILD MAY BE AT THE CHILD TO GO FOR A WALK OR MAYBE THE PARENTS WANT THE DOG WITH THE CHILD, SOME KIND OF ROUTINE WHERE THE CHILD IS FEELING THAT YOU CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WAS YOUR DAY AT SCHOOL OR WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT GOING TO WALTER >> IS HELPFUL FOR PERIODS NOT TO AVOID SOMETHING HE.
WE CANNOT SHIELD THEM FROM WHAT THEY ARE JUST ABOUT 100% IMPORTANT TO BRING IT UP AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT.
IT IS REALLY ABOUT COMMUNICATION AND BEING ABOUT BEING TIED TO ARCH, THE WHERE THEY ARE AT.
EVERY CHILD EXPERIENCES SOME FORM OF ANXIETY ARE GROWING UP BUT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO START THINKING ABOUT TREATMENT IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPEDING THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN OR IMPEDING THEIR ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN THE THEY REALLY ENJOY DOING PRIOR.
AN HOW YOU DISTINGUISH AS A PARENT OR FAMILY MEMBER BETWEEN MY CHILD IS RELUCTANT OR REFUSING TO GO TO BECAUSE THEY DO NOT FEEL LIKE GOING BUT THAT IS SOMETHING MORE, SOMETHING RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.
QUESTION.
I THINK IF IT IS A FLAT OUT REFUSED TO WEAR A CHILD IS REFUSING TO GET DRESSED, REFUSING TO POTENTIALLY GET ON THE BUS, THAT OF THE FOUR CHILDREN SAYING I DON'T WANT TO GO TO WILL AND MAYBE THEY ARE DRAGGING IN THE MORNING.
WHEN YOU START TO BECOME SOMETHING OUT OF THEM READY FOR THEIR CHILD OR IT IS A REAL STRUGGLE AND THEY SHOULD BE ASKING FOR HELP.
OH, BIGGEST TAKE AWAY FROM FAMILY AS WE HAD OF ONE'S YOUR ENTRANCES INTO A NEW ONE WHICH WILL DIFFERENT.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THE BISHOPRIC AND IS TOUGH ON CHILDREN, PARENTS AND SCHOOL COME OUT OF IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE KIND TO EACH OTHER, SEPTEMBER AND REALLY KEEP THE COMMUNICATION OPEN.
AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF HELP OUT THERE AND THE CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY AND DO WELL ACADEMICALLY NICOLE, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
>>> ANOTHER SIGN THAT FOCUS SHIFTING BACK TO HEALTHCARE NEEDS THE DELAY BY THE PANDEMIC.
GO COMES AS THE U.S. MARKS 600,000 DEATHS CAUSED BY COVID 19 ACCORDING TO THE CDC THAT IS ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO DIED OF CANCER IN 20 2018.
ROUTINE SCREENINGS PICK UP.
WHEN NEW CASES WOULD CORONAVIRUS DECLINING AND VACCINES INCREASING 195 NEW POSITIVE AND SEVEN ADDITIONAL DEPTH REPORTED TODAY WITH MORE THAN 4.6 MILLION RESIDENTS NOW FULLY VACCINATED.
YOUR CORRESPONDENT BRENDA FLANAGAN POINTS NEW JERSEY STREET AS A REMINDER OF THE NEED TO KEEP OUT THE LOCAL DO NOT KNOW SHE BATTLED THE DISEASE THREE TIMES OVER OVARIAN, BREAST AND BLADDER.
NO YOU ARE WE GOING TO RAISE YOUR CHILDREN.
THE CANCER EACH TIME AND SHE IS PAYING IT FORWARD RIGHT HERE AT THE FOUNDATION DONATED $1 MILLION TO HELP NEW JERSEY MEDICAL CENTER ESTABLISH THIS NEW CANCER TREATMENT CENTER ON EYE OF THE FORMER IRAQI STUDIO AND ON THE PLAZA AND FEATURES PRIVATE INFUSION ROOMS WHERE PATIENTS CAN GET CHEMO.
>> SKINNY, BALD, GRAY, THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER DOG.
EVERYONE WHO CUTS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE SPACE THEY COULD GET, YOU CAN LEAP YOU CAN GET THINK YOU WANT ONE WITH YOU.
1.7 MILLION AMERICANS GETTING CANCER DIAGNOSED EVERY YEAR AND 8% GET TREATED IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY COUNTY TO MY.
YOUR OFFER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SITE HOME NOT EVERYONE CAN TRAVEL FOR DAY TWO DAY $50 IN PARKING AND $20 IN TOTAL SO FAR FOR US.
SOMETIMES 10, 15, 20 TRIPS.
>> PATIENTS COME IN, THEY HAVE THEIR BLOOD DONE, IT IS BEING PROCESSED, THEY GET RESULTS QUICKLY.
THE CENTER WILL OFFER A PART OF THE HIGHLY CANCER TREATMENT THAT IS ALLOWED TO PROCESS A.
MOST OF THE FACILITY WILL ARSENAL OF NETWORK AFFILIATION WITH RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY, THE STATES ONLY CANCER INSTITUTE DESIGNATED CENTER.
>> TREATMENT BECAME MUCH MORE COMPLEX AND TAILORED, INDIVIDUALIZED TO THE PATIENT.
WE DO GENOMICS PENNIES TO SEE IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ADDRESS WE CAN USE FOR SPECIFIC PATIENT.
THIS REQUIRED A LAW NO A LOT OF RESOURCES.
>> IS NO LONGER JUST COMING TO THE IVORY TOWER, IS BROADENING OUT AND INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THESE RESEARCH EFFORTS, THE CLINICAL TRIAL EFFORTS AND PRACTICES THAT HAVE THE SAME QUALITY THAT ALL OF THESE.
>> THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CANCER INSTITUTE ESTIMATES ABOUT 40% OF CANCER PATIENTS CAN NOW PLUG INTO A NATIONAL NETWORK IS CENTERS LIKE ANDY ANDERSON COOPER AND LORRAINE ONE MAJOR THING TRIALS.
TWO ONLY FOUR, MAYBE 5% OF PATIENTS NATIONALLY ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL TRIAL WHERE THERE'S 12, 50% HAD MAJOR CANCER CENTER HAVE BEEN CULTIVATING THIS FOR FOUR YEARS DR. WELCOMED RUSS CARE RUTGERS INSTITUTE.
IT IS NOW CONDUCTING MORE THAN 200 CLINICAL TRIALS.
TWO IF THEY IDENTIFY A PATIENT WITH A CERTAIN CANCER AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL NOVEL CUTTING- EDGE THERAPY THAT IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON A CLINICAL TRIAL HE WANTED TO IDENTIFY THAT AND BE ABLE TO OPEN IT QUICKLY AFTER EVIDENCE THAT THE CENTER HAS NURSED NAVIGATORS TRAINED HOW PATIENT ACCESS FULL INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH BRENDA FLANAGAN, OR NEWS.
TORMENT THEIR TOWNSHIP HIGHER TEMPERATURES, HEAVY RAINS, RISING OCEANS AND ON THE OTHER SIDE GROUND STATES AS THOSE CLIMATE CHANGES SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN LETTING RULES ON HOW PROPERTY MAY BE USED THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ISSUED A TOOLKIT TO HELP MUNICIPALITIES ESTATE INTEGRATE CLIMATE CHANGE THOSE POLICIES JON HURDLE HAS MORE ON WHAT EXACTLY IS IN THE KIT AS PART OF OUR ONGOING SERIES ON THE HUMAN STRENGTH OF CLIMATE CHANGE, FEEL AND PROMISE.
JOHN, WHAT KIND OF STRATEGY IS THE STATE GIVING TO FOR AN THERE IS A FOUR PRONG STRATEGY THAT THE STATE HAS RECOMMENDING THAT MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD TAKE.
THEY ARE SAYING FIRST OF ALL TOWNS SHOULD BUILD A TEAM OF LOCAL PEOPLE AND EXPERTS SUCH AS FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN CLIMATE SCIENCE OR PERHAPS UTILITY.
THEY SHOULD DEVELOP WHAT THEY CALL A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.
THAT IS INTENDED TO HELP TOWNS FIGURE OUT HOW VULNERABLE THEY ARE TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE SHOULD SAY THAT ACTUALLY, THAT IS ALREADY REQUIRED BY THE NEW MUNICIPAL LAND USE LAW THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
THEN THEY RECOMMEND FORMING A STRATEGY AND THE STRATEGY WILL INCLUDE RISK OUTWEIGH.
FINALLY, THEY ARE SAYING THAT PROVIDING A TOOL WHICH WILL ALLOW TOWNS TO TRACK THEIR PROGRESS AND FIGURE OUT HOW THEY ARE DOING THROUGH ALL OF THE.
PAYMENT TO CLIMATE EXPERTS AGREE THAT TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK IF THEY THINK THE LOCAL LEVEL IS THE WAY TO TACKLE THE LAND USE?
>> THERE'S CLEARLY SOME PRETTY DIRE FORECAST IN TERMS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE OF NEW JERSEY IN COMING DECADES.
THE STATE IS FORECASTING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE AT THE JERSEY SHORE BY 2050.
FIVE FEET OF THE CENTURY.
THE STATE HAS BEEN WARNING MUNICIPALITIES THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE ON THE FRONT LINE OF PLANNING FOR THESE HUGE CHANGES IN COMING DECADES.
>> VERY QUICKLY AND OFFER MONEY, RESOURCES, AND IMAGINE THE TOWELS ARE SAYING WE NEED TO DO IT.
THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE STATE SAYING WELL, THERE ARE SOURCES OF FUNDING BOTH THE FEDERAL LEVEL THROUGH, OR MAYBE FROM THE STATE ITSELF TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK OR MAYBE THE BP AND MAYBE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL JON HURDLE, THANKS SO MUCH CHALLENGE REJECTED.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT LIVES.
50 HAD DETAILS ABOUT MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULING.
>> Reporter: THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT HAS SURVIVED THE THIRD SUPPORT DREAM CORE LEGAL TELLS PEOPLE THEY DISMISS THE LAWSUIT OPPOSING THE HELP LUCKY TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN PLACE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
THE JUSTICES BY 7-2 VOTE LEFT THE ENTIRE LOT INTACT WHEN THEY ROLL AND OTHER REPUBLICAN LET ME FAILED TO SHOW THEM ARE HARMED BY THE EPA.
NEW JOBS ARE SLOWLY COMING BACK TO NEW JERSEY.
THE STATE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS 30,000 JOBS WERE ADDED TO THE ENEMY IN MAY IS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH OF GAINS DATES EMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE POINT 2%.
NEW JOBS ARE WELCOME NEWS DISASTERS THE WHERE A STARTED UNIVERSITY REPORT REVEALED THE OF THE PANDEMIC DAMAGE.
THE ATLANTIC CITY METRO AREA THIRD-LARGEST EMPLOYMENT IN THE NATION LAST YEAR.
A DROP OF NEARLY 50% FASTER HIS JOB EVAPORATED.
I'LL OVERCOOK AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SINCE THINGS ARE IMPROVING AS A REVERSE THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AND THE MOMENTUM WE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS PICKING UP SHOULD TRANSLATE INTO A NICE SHORT AT A MINIMUM FOR THE SOLDIERS ECONOMY ALEX EGAN REPORTED HIGHER PROFITS AND REVENUES IN MAY ERIC RAMSEY HANNAH FLOOD THE THINKING CAME FROM SLOT AND TABLE DEAN GAMES AS WELL AS INTERNET GAMING WHAT REALLY GOT TO MUSIC ONLINE GAMBLING IS NOT DIMINISHED THE ROOT TURNED TO VISITING CASINOS IN PERSON DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE CHANGED OR MITIGATED GROWTH WE SAW IN THE ONLINE SECTORS.
>> ONE BIG ATLANTIC CITY EVENT CANCELED LAST YEAR DUE TO: PICK OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED TODAY THE ATLANTIC CITY AIRSHOW WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST HERE IS A CHECK ON THE WALL STREET TRADING DAY.
I AM TEMPTED WITH YOUR TOP BUSINESS STORIES.
SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESS REPORT IS PROVIDED BY NEW JERSEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORKING TO KEEP NEW JERSEY IN BUSINESS ONLINE AT NG CHAMBER.COM STUDENT THAT IS THE TOPIC THIS WEEKEND NJ BUSINESS BEAT WITH RHONDA SCHAFFLER.
HOW CHRISSY IS DRIVING NEW GRADUATES AWAY FROM HISTORICALLY LOWER PAYING CHILD IN THE PUBLIC TO WATCH IT ON TRIM FOR A NEW SPOTLIGHT CHANNEL 3800 AND TWO LARGER- THAN-LIFE STITCHES FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK.
THEY OFFICIALLY DEDICATED THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. JOHNSON IS BUILDING A NEW 22 FOOT STATUE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER INTENDED TO BE A LIVING MONUMENT AND JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM THE NEW GEORGE FLOYD ERECTED IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
WILL COST ROUGHLY $75 MILLION THE FIRST DISCUSSION CONNIE COLLA IN OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE A LOT OF NEW COURTROOMS FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT BASIS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND IS PART OF A MULTIPLE MULTI-PHASED PLAN TO UPDATE THIS.
WE TALK ABOUT IS ALREADY JUNETEENTH AND WE SHOULD BECAUSE FOLKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE END MARKER OF SLAVERY BUT IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS EXTRAORDINARY INJUSTICES IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY THAT WE REMAIN DIGGING OUT OF THIS IS WHY A BUILDING IN MARTIN LUTHER KING'S NAME IS SO IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT.
>>> ARE REMINDED THAT THE MAN WHEN FACED WITH AN OVERWHELMING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY WE ARE NOT ALONE ON YOUR THEME OF OUR LAYING INJURIES THE ARTIST REVEALING PERSONAL AND ANALOG TO A ROAD WHERE SOCIAL MELISSA ROSE COOPER DORI >> Reporter: PATIENT MATERIALS, I HANDS ON WALLS WOOL FOR THE GREEN AND THE RED C LA DESCRIBING ALL OF BEHIND THIS PIECE OF ARTWORK SHE CREATED FOR THEORIES SHE CALLS CARRIED AWAY AND BEGAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WHERE I WAS SITTING DEATH IN THE FAMILY AND FAMILY AND I WAS ALLUDING TO THE PERSONAL HAPPINESS THAT WAY BUT THEN SUDDENLY PANDEMIC HIT AND IT WAS UNIVERSAL HAPPINESS AND WAIT FOR EVERYBODY THREE PIECES THAT WE ARE DOING DURING THE PANDEMIC OF WHICH THIS IS ONE WERE ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, SOMETHING IN PLACE.
>> THE NORTON MUSEUM OF ART IS HOPING VISITORS WILL HIRED BY THESE NEW JERSEY PART OF NEW JERSEY OUR ANNUAL REVISION.
IS VERY OPEN SO REALLY ALLOWED ARTISTS TO SUBMIT WORK THAT SHOW HOW BABIES TO THE TUMULTUOUS EVENTS OF THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
RACIAL INJUSTICE, THE PANDEMIC ESPECIALLY FOR ALL SORTS OF ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTING EVERYONE IN OUR WORLD.
SO, ALL OF THESE ARTISTS ARE ALLOWING THE VISITOR A WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD THAT HAS HAPPENED ALL OF US RECENTLY.
>> Reporter: AFTER RECEIVING IN 1800 SUBMISSIONS THE DIVISION OF 50 PIECES OF ART NEEDED BY 45 ARTIST JUST TO EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY IS MATERIAL THAT ALL OF OUR ARE WORKING DATE BEING REPRESENTED >> I REALLY BELIEVE IN THE WORK OF NEW JERSEY ARTIST GROWING UP AND GOING TO OURS IN OUR HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTURE WAS ALWAYS ABOUT NEW YORK NEW YORK OR OVERSEAS LIKE LONDON OR PARIS.
I OFTEN THINK THAT NEW JERSEY ARTIST DO NOT GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BE A HARD THING HERE IN NEW JERSEY HERE IN NEW JERSEY.
>> THE MUSEUM UP PLACES LIKE THIS WE CAN USE YOUR PHONE, AND IT AND NOTE THE REACTION AS TO WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT ARTWORK.
WE HOPE VISITORS WILL TAKE AWAY THE SINS OF THE POWER OF ARTIST TO REALLY REVISION AND RESPOND TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM AND OFFER A WAY FOR THE VISITOR BY LOOKING AT THIS ART, BY EXPERIENCING ARE REALLY ALLOWED THEM TO OUR TO PROCESS THEIR OWN EMOTIONS HAPPENS SO OFTEN DIFFICULT IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO.
VISITORS WANTED TO TAKE VIRTUAL TOURS WAS AN ARTIST STARTING NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE OPEN THROUGH AUGUST 22nd WORK FOR OR DESIRE MELISA ROSE COOPER >>> SPACE WITH A DOCTOR FROM UNIVERSITY HEALTH HOSPITAL ABOUT RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE AND MONEY AND SEEING IT PATIENTS TO COVID 19.
NOT ALL OF THE-MS. BAKER WATCH THAT A.M. ON THE NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
I BRIANA VANNOZZI.
NJM INSURANCE GROUP SURVEYING IS YEARS AND TRAINS WENT UP NEW JERSEY.
LIKE THE LENGTH OF THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD/LEAF FALLING FUNDING FOR PROVIDED BY A DOCTOR AND DIANA.
AS FOR IS PROVIDED BY -- AND THE SHOW AND -- FAMILY.
>> ALSO WHEN PROJECT .
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WE PROVIDE RENEWABLE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY.
JOBS, EDUCATIONAL, SUPPLY- CHAIN, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GARDEN DATE.
OCEAN WIND COMMITTED TO THE CREATION OF A NEW LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE FOR NEW JERSEY.
Cancer treatment center offers access to cutting-edge trials
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Clip: 6/17/2021 | 3m 43s | Patients will get coordinated lab tests, consultations and treatments all under one roof. (3m 43s)
How can parents help kids with back-to-school anxiety?
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Clip: 6/17/2021 | 3m 58s | Expert says it's important for parents to talk to their kids about how they're feeling. (3m 58s)
Newark Museum of Art displays new work by NJ artists
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Clip: 6/17/2021 | 3m 9s | The Newark Museum of Art displays pandemic-inspired work from NJ artists. (3m 9s)
New report asserts that 'war on drugs' failed
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Clip: 6/17/2021 | 3m 51s | Report finds war on drugs has been expensive for the state and largely ineffective. (3m 51s)
‘Toolkit’ to help NJ communities prepare for climate change
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Clip: 6/17/2021 | 3m 36s | The state offers municipalities a “toolkit” for climate change policy adjustments (3m 36s)
U.S. Supreme Court again upholds Affordable Care Act
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Clip: 6/17/2021 | 2m 39s | The Affordable Care Act has survived its third Supreme Court legal challenge. (2m 39s)
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