Somehow I didn’t cry. That was the only solace that came from that day. Somehow I stood at the front of the class, sucked in my breath, held a firm face until the bell rang, and gritted through it. A shred of dignity preserve...

  In early February, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that would raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024. The increase will be gradual with the requirement being increased to ten dollars by July 1st of 2...