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Ryan P. Haygood

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Ryan P. Haygood

@RyanPHaygood

President & CEO, @NJISJ. Lawyer. Advocate. Teammate. Builder. Saved by God’s grace. Power, love, and a sound mind—not fear (2 Timothy 1:7). Views mine.

City of Newark, NJ

Joined July 2013

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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Jun 5, 2024
Slavery shaped every aspect of NJ, but too many believe it never happened here. That’s why, last Juneteenth, we created the first-of-its-kind NJ Reparations Council. Join us on 6/19, one year after we created the Council, for “The Promise of Juneteenth”: njpac.org/event/the-prom…
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Ryan P. Haygood
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May 25, 2023
We owe Darnella Frazier a debt of gratitude. 3 years ago today, Darnella, just 17, recorded George Floyd’s murder by police. Her recording inspired the largest protests in American history. As we honor Mr. Floyd’s life, may we all have Darnella’s courage to record injustice.
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Oct 27, 2022
Darnella Frazier, 19, held guilt that courageously recording George Floyd’s killing wasn’t enough. Last week she told us, “It’s not about what I should have done, it’s what the police should have done. I’ve held that guilt for a very long time & tonight I choose to let it go.”
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Feb 6, 2020
"Hitler didn't snub me; it was our president [FDR] who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send a telegram." —Jesse Owens after winning 4 GOLD medals in 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. FDR invited each white US olympian to the White House, but not Jesse. #BlackHistoryMonth
Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Apr 12, 2018
Black kids know, as early as the 2nd grade, that they can be killed by the police. Directions: Add a predicate to each sentence below. 1. The police officer: “killed a boy”—2nd grade Black student in New Jersey
Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Feb 7, 2020
After shattering Hitler’s Aryan superiority claim, Jesse Owens, the greatest athlete in the world, returned to racism as a second-class citizen in the US. He toured the US racing local sprinters & HORSES, and giving speeches to make ends meet, and was forced to file bankruptcy.
Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Feb 6, 2020
"Hitler didn't snub me; it was our president [FDR] who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send a telegram." —Jesse Owens after winning 4 GOLD medals in 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. FDR invited each white US olympian to the White House, but not Jesse. #BlackHistoryMonth
Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Dec 26, 2018
50 years after the #FairHousingAct, here’s the difficult reality: It would take a Black family 228 YEARS And a Latino family 84 YEARS to achieve the wealth that the average white family has TODAY. Why? Systemic racism, says @demelza_baer: bit.ly/2Cpl2o3
Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Jun 21, 2023
NJ was known as the “slave state of the North,” but too many believe it never happened here. Slavery shaped every aspect of NJ. That’s why we created the first-of-its-kind NJ Reparations Council. We aren’t afraid to say #reparations. Watch the launch: fb.watch/lj2pNv5UYg/?mi…
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Oct 27, 2022
Darnella Frazier, 19, held guilt that courageously recording George Floyd’s killing wasn’t enough. Last week she told us, “It’s not about what I should have done, it’s what the police should have done. I’ve held that guilt for a very long time & tonight I choose to let it go.”
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Mar 18, 2022
Beautiful to see @george_clinton, the godfather of funk, visit his alma mater, @CityofNewarkNJ’s Avon Avenue, where he created Parliament in the 5th grade! “Godfather, you are an example that our scholars can change the world starting right here,” said Principal Charity Haygood.
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Nov 3, 2020
Mr. Morris, 74, voted for the first time in his life today. NJ first denied voting to people w/ convictions in 1844—when it restricted voting to white men. Together, we changed that. “Too many people died without the right to vote. I voted for them today. And for me,” he said.
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Sep 6, 2023
Judge Dale Ho, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York!
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Nov 27, 2022
“You have to take care of yourself or you won’t be here…You say you are working on behalf of your people, but you will have deprived your people of the work because you will be gone.”—@nhannahjones w/ @jelani9 recounting advice from Ta-Nehisi Coates. “Now, I’m great,” she said.
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Jan 10, 2024
BREAKING: @CityofNewarkNJ just passed an historic ordinance lowering the age to 16 for school board elections! In a city where turnout in school board elections is 3%, 7,000+ 16- & 17-year-olds—90% of whom are Black & Brown—can now vote in those elections! This is democracy!
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Ryan P. Haygood
@RyanPHaygood
Nov 3, 2020
Tia voted for the first time in her life after losing her voting rights at 18. She’s one of 83,000 people whose voting rights were restored in NJ due to our collective #1844NoMore advocacy. “I want everybody to have this feeling...& to know that their voice matters,” she said.
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