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Atlantic City's Black Community Fights for Justice
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
08 Jul 2022
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Black Agenda Radio · Atlantic City's Black Community Fights for Justice

On July 4, 2020, seven Black men were arrested while protesting the police killing of George Floyd. But Atlantic City’s black community also suffers from ineffective political leadership, corporate welfare for casinos, and the loss of political sovereignty from a state take over. Steven Young is President of the National Action Network, South Jersey Chapter and a Member of Black Men United Coalition. He speaks to us from Atlantic City.

Black Lives Matter movement
Expressway 7
New Jersey

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