Governor Phil Murphy

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

The names of the slaves in Texas who learned of their freedom on #Juneteenth are unknown but to history. But, the names of those whose lives have been cut short because of systemic racism are known to us all. They must be. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Ask George Floyd if he was treated as an equal. Ask Breonna Taylor. Ask Ahmaud Arbery. Ask Rayshard Brooks.   Ask John William Smith, whose arrest in Newark in 1967 sparked the Newark uprisings.   Ask Medgar Evers. Ask Emmett Till. Ask Dred Scott. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Ours is a nation conceived in liberty, and, yet, 244 years after our founding document declared “to a candid world,” that “all men are created equal,” we must reckon with the fact that we are far from achieving that promised equality. #Juneteenth — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

I’ve signed a law that requires @NewJerseyOAG to independently investigate officer-involved deaths and to present evidence before a grand jury. We will lead the nation in creating a system of transparency and integrity in the legal process. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

In New Jersey, we have our own history of police-involved deaths. Maurice Gordon is just one example. Our condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mr. Gordon and every family who has shared this kind of tragic loss. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

We cannot escape the fact that our own criminal justice system has an inconsistent past in its relationship with Black and Brown communities. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

.@NJSP Superintendent Callahan has committed to not just releasing these names in the future, but releasing twenty-years-worth of names from the State Police. This is what lays at the heart of this matter. It is well time for us to account for our past. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

This week, @NewJerseyOAG directed all law enforcement agencies to make public the names of officers who are fired, demoted, or suspended for 5+ days due to serious disciplinary violations.   Those who discredit their badge should not be allowed to hide behind that badge. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Through the tremendous work of @NewJerseyOAG and @NJSP Superintendent Colonel Callahan, we’re undertaking a transformation in the culture of policing across our state. New Jersey has emerged as a national leader in increasing accountability, transparency, and professionalism. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Our commitment to creating safe communities and neighborhoods through a criminal justice system that lives up to the word “justice” and enacting the recommendations of the Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission has only grown stronger. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

We’ve put New Jersey squarely at the forefront of the national fight for justice. Last December, I was proud to sign legislation giving New Jersey the most progressive expungement reform in the nation, and restoring voting rights to New Jerseyans on parole or probation. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Through the tremendous work of @FirstLadyNJ, we’re meaningfully confronting our infant & maternal health crisis. We’ve developed a statewide strategic plan to decrease our rate of maternal mortality by 50% over five years, & completely eliminate the inequities in birth outcomes. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

We’ve increased funding for our public schools and investments in pre-K. We started a historic program which today is allowing thousands of New Jerseyans to attend community college and get their associate’s degree tuition-free. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

We’ve taken big steps together. We’ve put our minimum wage on a solid path to $15 an hour. We’ve given everyone who works the guarantee of a paid sick day and access to expanded paid family leave. These steps predominantly benefit people of color. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Black Lives Matter in Camden, Atlantic City, and Trenton, and in suburban and rural communities alike. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Black Lives Matter in education, from pre-school to a college degree, where we must make equity a core value in how we develop education policy.   Black Lives Matter in the environment, where we must eliminate unequal community impacts. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Black Lives Matter in housing, where we will continue to provide resources to support affordable homeownership and those needing rental assistance.   Black Lives Matter in infant and maternal health, where we must eliminate disparate treatment in medical care. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Black Lives Matter in wages and wealth creation, so we will push for additional meaningful economic opportunities for our families.   Black Lives Matter in criminal justice reform, so we will continue reshaping a more community-centered form of law enforcement. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

I will continue to work with my advisors, members of my Cabinet, and the Legislature on policy that will highlight and work to root-out the disparities in housing, income, transportation, education, and other issues areas, that have a direct impact on Black and Brown people. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Black Lives Matter are not just words. It is a personal call to action. Let me be clear: Systemic racism is a crisis that has infected every aspect of American life. I will work tirelessly to address it and its cascading effects. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Saying #BlackLivesMatter boldly states that we will not inherit your racism. We will fight it wherever it raises its ugly head. #Juneteenth — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Saying that #BlackLivesMatter is saying that in the struggle for the soul of humanity that we must acknowledge a community that has been victimized for 401 years by racism and discrimination. #Juneteenth — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Black Lives Matter because WE are one state, one family. We rise and fall – and we march and protest – as one. #Juneteenth — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

For too long, and in too many corners, we couldn’t see, or didn’t want to see, the truth that systemic racism still to this day permeates our society. Our failure to address that truth has stunted our path to freedom. OUR path to freedom. This is about all of us. Together. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Too many among us have kept our blinders on for too long. It has taken more than 400 years for the truth that “Black Lives Matter” to finally be given meaning and humanity. #Juneteenth — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Those of us who have been granted privilege because of the color of our skin must recognize the many generations of pain which have been visited upon those without privilege. I celebrate the new generation of Americans who refuse to inherit this legacy. #Juneteenth — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

The long history of slavery and the stain of racism is directly linked to the conditions of African Americans today. Systemic racism has not only existed in America and New Jersey, but it still exists. #Juneteenth — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

This #Juneteenth, it's Black America rising to tell us that we can no longer ignore the 401-year history of slavery and systemic racism. A history that's writ-large in the inequalities in wages and wealth, health care, housing, education, economic opportunity, and on and on. — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

On #Juneteenth, we can celebrate the end of the literal and physical chains which held Blacks as chattel, but we cannot ignore the figurative chains which have kept our Black communities from achieving the full equality which they deserve, and which is their most basic right. https://t.co/TibNEpYeOz — PolitiTweet.org

Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy

Commemorating Juneteenth at Friendship Baptist Church in Trenton. Join us live: https://t.co/VviryrgmCx — PolitiTweet.org