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Sam Rhodes

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A Mother's Fight For Justice: The Monique Rodwell Interview
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A Mother's Fight For Justice: The Monique Rodwell Interview

Last June, Monique Rodwell came home from a doctor’s appointment to find that her sons, Justin, Jaykil, Brandon, and Jasper, were not home. Even worse, a squad of police cars, along with police officers, both plain clothes and uniforms, were in front of her house. A black mother’s worst nightmare

Photograph of Stephen Crane Village by William Hunt (2022 Winter Reporting Fellow)
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A Hard Truth and Reflection on Life at Stephen Crane Village: Sam's Story

This personal essay is about the Stephen Crane Village public housing complex in Newark, NJ. It is a story about the deteriorating conditions of the housing complex, the residents who live there, and the support they need

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