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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · 5d

Proud to share a new publication with Dr. Carrie Bergeson and Dr. Brad Forenza on reimagining community-based education through critical consciousness. Honored to keep building with brilliant minds doing people-centered work.

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Transformative Community-Based Education Programs: Reimaging a Sense of Community Through Critically Conscious Programming

Historically, Black youth have been labeled as needing to be “saved” and “fixed” because they are “at-risk,” “broken,” and more likely to manifest deviant behavior. This deficit rhetoric frames com...

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · 11d

Appreciate NY Post journalist Chris Harris for quoting me in his piece on the Cranford hit and run case. A 17-year-old accused of intentionally killing two teens now faces possible adult trial, a case to watch on youth and justice.

NJ teen motorist in deadly hit-and-run could be charged as an adult — after juvenile charges spark outrage

Vinnie Battiloro has been charged as a juvenile with two counts of first-degree murder.

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AJ Kelton @million-idea-man.bsky.social · 13d

@drjwilliams.bsky.social Jason Williams (Justice Studies) is quoted in this New Jersey Monitor article about where New Jersey’s gubernatorial candidates stand on police transparency. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/09/29/w...

Where NJ's governor hopefuls stand on police transparency • New Jersey Monitor

Criminal justice reformers warn that neither major-party candidate vying to become NJ's new governor plans to expand police transparency.

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thx so much 🙏🏿😊

Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thrilled to share my forthcoming book The Palgrave Handbook of Racial Injustice and Resistance, out Feb 2026 ✨✊🏾. Grateful to my coeditors and contributors who made this radical and uncompromising project possible.

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Aug 19

Quoted on the front page of USA Today today on Trump’s plan to send the National Guard into majority-Black cities and those with Black leadership. Thanks to @dberryjourno.bsky.social and Terry Collins for amplifying this critical conversation.

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Jul 29

Stopped by campus to check on a book delivery. Instead, I found this oversized hate mail in my university mailbox. They even used the NAACP as the return address.

This is what it means to be a Black scholar who tells the truth. I will not be silenced.

#TruthMatters

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Jun 27

I am a little late sharing this excellent piece written by Bobby Brier. I am happy to have my voice included alongside friends and colleagues.

www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/06/trum...

Violence intervention programs reel from Trump funding cuts | NJ Spotlight News

Some violence intervention programs, including in NJ, have had layoffs or ended services after grant funding was abruptly canceled.

www.njspotlightnews.org

Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Jun 19

Here’s today’s hate mail. It’s likely in response to my quote in USA Today about the reparations bill. When journalists ask for my thoughts, I don’t sanitize the truth. I speak it. Messages like this only prove that honesty still rattles cages. #TruthTeller #Unbothered #StillSpeakingUp

Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · May 31

A good opinion piece by @willbunch.bsky.social examining the anniversary of George Floyd's death. Happy to have my commentary included.

www.inquirer.com/opinion/geor...

George Floyd’s 2020 murder promised a ‘racial reckoning.’ Instead, we got Trump | Will Bunch

Marchers who expected racial progress in the five years since George Floyd's murder instead got a Trump-led white backlash.

www.inquirer.com

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · May 8

Another very important piece! Kudos to journalist, Deion Johnson for writing it and including my voice 🙏🏿

“Cutting DEI programs doesn’t just affect budgets — it damages the communities we’ve built,” said Montclair State Social Justice Professor Jason Williams.

Trump’s DEI cuts spark concern among students, faculty at N.J. universities

Dozens of students across the state fear losing access to crucial diversity programs and initiatives.

www.nj.com

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Apr 29

Another crucial piece on the current moment. I’m happy I could lend voice to this timely article. Kudos to @dberryjourno.bsky.social for her wonderful reporting 🙌🏿🙏🏿

Does the Civil Rights Act protect or, as Trump says, promote favoritism?

The landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act aimed to prevent workplace discrimination. Trump says it promotes bias and will stop enforcing it.

www.usatoday.com

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Apr 17

DEVELOPING: Active shooter reported at Florida State University; at least four people hospitalized, local hospital says; FSU urges students to seek shelter.

Live Updates: Active shooter reported at Florida State University; at least four hospitalized

Active shooter reported at Florida State

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Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Apr 17

In May, I will be moderating a discussion with David Greenberg about his new book, "John Lewis: A Life." This talk is sponsored by the Montclair Literary Festival. If you're interested, please take a look at the flyer below for more details.

Jason Williams @drjwilliams.bsky.social · Feb 28

Another good story by the great Deborah Barfield-Berry on the “economic blackout”. I’m happy to be quoted in such a very important story.

'Our dollars do count': These shoppers are using an economic blackout against companies

Some shoppers vow to join economic blackouts and other efforts to push back against companies they believe have reneged on diversity initiatives.

www.usatoday.com

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · Jan 17

Look, I’m sorry, but lots of liberals are soft. I don’t mean reasonable. I don’t mean complicated, practical or willing to compromise. I mean *soft*. I mean lots of liberals are motivated by self-regard, group-esteem and pleasure-seeking more than duty, sacrifice and the common good.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · Jan 17

www.editorialboard.com/actually-we-...

Actually, we are going back. Liberal democracy is dead

Real talk for liberals.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · Jan 17

"The New Segregationists" is a more accurate headline.

You could go through nearly this entire article replacing "anti-DEI" with "segregationist," and it would work.

Homogeneity is the opposite of diversity, which is what they aim for.
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The End of the DEI Era

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, a newly emboldened anti-DEI bloc has gained powerful allies.

www.theatlantic.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jan 8

The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration.

The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.

Six big US banks quit net zero alliance before Trump inauguration

Exodus from target-setting group is attempt to head off ‘anti-woke’ attacks from rightwing politicians, say analysts

www.theguardian.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Dec 29

My article proves that Legacy Admissions, not Affirmative Action, is the actual racist policy that destroys meritocracy—but since it benefits unqualified white people, it is protected.

It's been shared thousands of times—yet not one rebuttal. Can't imagine why.🤔
www.qasimrashid.com/p/affirmativ...

Affirmative Action Repeal & Rising White Supremacy

The latest Harvard data is a daunting reminder that racist policies are not only systemic in our higher education systems—they're getting worse

www.qasimrashid.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Dec 20

Trump and Republicans better not say shit about government spending or debt when they threw the debt limit into the CR spending bill. They killed their own talking point.

Republicans want to nuke the debt limit so that Trump has free rein to spend unchecked and explode the debt!

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · Dec 20

The accusations against Liz Cheney are baseless. Persuading a witness to testify truthfully is not a crime. The point is to intimidate and chill free speech. I wish all politicians had Cheney’s courage to speak truth to power.

Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · Dec 20

Please pay attention—Trump's persecution campaign is intensifying

He & his house allies are targeting Liz Cheney for prosecution

Our new American Autocracy Threat Tracker analyzes 👇

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Resources - State Democracy Defenders Action

American Autocracy Threat Tracker Published in our 501c(4) capacity, this tracker is a comprehensive catalog based on Donald Trump and his associates’ plans, promises, and propositions to erode our de...

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · Dec 20

Some programs are too important to play politics with. Apparently, not everyone agrees."

The GOP Becomes the Pro-Childhood Cancer Party

Is This a New Bottom or a Warning Sign?

www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Dec 20

“The Inspector General’s revelations are beyond disturbing,” said Sen. Ron Wyden.

This Is How Trump’s Department of Justice Spied on Journalists

In a new report, the Justice Department’s inspector general found that the agency violated its own rules to snoop on reporters.

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Mina Markham @minamarkh.am · Dec 17

The answer to “why doesn’t America have [insert social program every other Western nation has]” is always racism.

After they could no longer legally exclude Black people from receiving them, they nuked them altogether.

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