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Category Archives: Human Rights

RED BANK: FORTUNE ‘MIRACLE’ COMPLETED
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RED BANK: Once facing demolition, the onetime home of pioneering civil rights journalist T. Thomas Fortune has now been restored. You can tour it this weekend.
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February 21st, 2019 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: BORDER ‘EMERGENCY’ DISPUTED
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RED BANK: Three days after Trump's declaration of national emergency on Mexican border, protestors rally in Riverside Gardens Park.
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February 18th, 2019 @ 3pm
ON THE GREEN: JEWS MOURN & STAND FIRM
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ON THE GREEN: Hundreds of Jews and non-Jews pack temples in Rumson and Tinton Falls to mourn victims of Pittsburgh shootings.
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October 30th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: ANTI-KAVANAUGH RALLY SLATED
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RED BANK: "Walk-out" rally to protest Kavanaugh SCOTUS appointment slated for Thursday afternoon in Riverside Gardens Park.
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October 4th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: HRAC TO LAUNCH ANTI-HATE DRIVE
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RED BANK: KKK fliers and decline of civility in political discourse inspire borough Human Relations Advisory Committee's 'No Hate at Home' campaign.
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August 27th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ‘FAMILIES’ MARCH DRAWS 2,000
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RED BANK: A 'Families Belong Together' march and rally in protest of the Trump Administration's border policies draws some 2,000. Photos.
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July 2nd, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: RALLY FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
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RED BANK: March and rally to protest Trump Administration separation of immigrants families slated for downtown Saturday morning.
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June 29th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: WORDS AND MUSIC IN THE PARK
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RED BANK: Words of civil rights journalist T. Thomas Fortune to greet attendees to New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's sunset concert in Marine Park Sunday.
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June 27th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HUNDREDS MARCH FOR GUN LIMITS
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RED BANK: Inspired by a nationwide movement growing out of last month's slaughter at a Florida high school, hundreds rally here for limits on guns.
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March 26th, 2018 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: WALKOUTS GET DETENTION
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FAIR HAVEN: Middle-schoolers get detention for walkout in memory of Parkland shooting victims; Red Bank Regional students don't.
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March 15th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: EX-REC HEAD ALLEGES RACISM
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RED BANK: Former parks & rec head Memone Crystian files suit against borough alleging racial discrimination by former administrator and councilman.
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March 7th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: STUDENTS STAND FOR PEACE
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RED BANK: Students took turns sharing Martin Luther King Jr.'s messages of peace outside the middle school Tuesday morning.
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January 16th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: UNITY RALLY DRAWS A MURPHY
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RED BANK: Unity march and rally spotlights Martin Luther King Jr. and gets a cameo by soon-to-be state First Lady Tammy Murphy.
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January 15th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: IMMIGRANTS PROCLAIM EQUALITY
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RED BANK: A march and rally for immigrant rights through downtown includes a declaration of moral support from borough police.
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December 2nd, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RALLY FOR IMMIGRANTS SLATED
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RED BANK: March through downtown and rally in support of undocumented aliens slated for Friday by group called Awaken Community.
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November 28th, 2017 @ 4pm
RED BANK: NEW HISTORY IN FORTUNE HOUSE
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RED BANK: Builder finds new history, and a lot of rot, in effort to restore Fortune House, onetime home of pioneering civil rights journalist.
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November 14th, 2017 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: GRAD KEYNOTES HISPANIC FETE
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LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional students, and a 2014 alumnus, celebrate Hispanic heritage.
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October 11th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: VIGIL SPEAKERS AIM AT GUN LAWS
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RED BANK: The latest in a series of anti-violence vigils was more overtly political than those in the past, with speakers taking on gun laws.
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October 5th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: March and vigil for Las Vegas sniper victims scheduled.
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October 3rd, 2017 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: IMMIGRATION POET VISITS RBR
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LITTLE SILVER: Award winning British poet Caroline Smith visits Red Bank Regional to discuss the real life stories behind her collection THE IMMIGRATION HANDBOOK.
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October 3rd, 2017 @ 5am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...