Black Lives Matter in Teaneck-11/8/2020
The Black Lives Matter Fist. Photo courtesy of Amazon. The "Welcome to Teaneck" sign. Photo courtesy of fairtradecampaigns.org. This afternoon, I went to a Black Lives Matter event across from the Richard Rodda Community Center. I came to honor some lives who were lost to police brutality against being black or the coronavirus. It was an honor to support those lives and the Teaneck community that Sunday afternoon. My mother, Valerie Johnson, Dean of Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Minister of Christian International Church, and longtime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Bergen County Alumnae Chapter, honored Pastor Phillip Riddick who died from the coronavirus. Pastor Phil was a good man, a loving husband, and a dedicated father to four children. It was rough losing him, but he's in a better place, and his family is very much loved. May he rest in peace. Mom also honored Teaneck resident Janice Preschel. Ms. Preschel founded the Helping Hands Food Pantry in Te...