Ande Richards
@anderichards.bsky.social
Managing Producer, Diversity of Voices at Mosaic. Full-time caretaker of an 89-year-old firecracker, watcher of too many home improvement shows and NJ resident in appreciation of our diverse communities.
An honest note: A duplicated headline and a few typos slipped into this week’s Mosaic. I own them.
I’m also proud of its reporting on accountability, nuance and political power. Thank you for reading — and for your grace.
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#politics #DaleCaldwell #Spiritualhealing
I’m also proud of its reporting on accountability, nuance and political power. Thank you for reading — and for your grace.
link.nj.com/view/6512e37...
#politics #DaleCaldwell #Spiritualhealing
October 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
An honest note: A duplicated headline and a few typos slipped into this week’s Mosaic. I own them.
I’m also proud of its reporting on accountability, nuance and political power. Thank you for reading — and for your grace.
link.nj.com/view/6512e37...
#politics #DaleCaldwell #Spiritualhealing
I’m also proud of its reporting on accountability, nuance and political power. Thank you for reading — and for your grace.
link.nj.com/view/6512e37...
#politics #DaleCaldwell #Spiritualhealing
The findings against Dale Caldwell matter. So do questions about the investigative process, the views of people who know him and the effect on his family.
My latest reports what happened when supporters welcomed him at an East Orange church:
tinyurl.com/bdeaars3
#DaleCaldwell #Mosaic #Politics
My latest reports what happened when supporters welcomed him at an East Orange church:
tinyurl.com/bdeaars3
#DaleCaldwell #Mosaic #Politics
‘Let’s show him love’: Supporters embrace Dale Caldwell after resignation
At an East Orange church gathering, allies challenged aspects of the investigation that ended Caldwell's tenure as lieutenant governor and urged him to continue his public service.
www.nj.com
October 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The findings against Dale Caldwell matter. So do questions about the investigative process, the views of people who know him and the effect on his family.
My latest reports what happened when supporters welcomed him at an East Orange church:
tinyurl.com/bdeaars3
#DaleCaldwell #Mosaic #Politics
My latest reports what happened when supporters welcomed him at an East Orange church:
tinyurl.com/bdeaars3
#DaleCaldwell #Mosaic #Politics
Who benefits from the transition to a more sustainable economy — and who is still being left out?
This week’s Mosaic looks at equity, accountability and young people pressing businesses to move beyond promises.
tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #Sustainability
This week’s Mosaic looks at equity, accountability and young people pressing businesses to move beyond promises.
tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #Sustainability
September 29, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Who benefits from the transition to a more sustainable economy — and who is still being left out?
This week’s Mosaic looks at equity, accountability and young people pressing businesses to move beyond promises.
tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #Sustainability
This week’s Mosaic looks at equity, accountability and young people pressing businesses to move beyond promises.
tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #Sustainability
Aliya Baker, 22, is raising a toddler and helping care for her father, who has cancer. She wanted health care training but couldn’t afford it.
A free CNA program gave her a way forward.
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #HealthCareCareers
A free CNA program gave her a way forward.
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #HealthCareCareers
September 27, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Aliya Baker, 22, is raising a toddler and helping care for her father, who has cancer. She wanted health care training but couldn’t afford it.
A free CNA program gave her a way forward.
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #HealthCareCareers
A free CNA program gave her a way forward.
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/yc5crx73
#MosaicNJ #HealthCareCareers
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde
A necessary reminder that caring for ourselves helps us continue caring for others.
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#MosaicNJ
A necessary reminder that caring for ourselves helps us continue caring for others.
tinyurl.com/2rchayj8
#MosaicNJ
September 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde
A necessary reminder that caring for ourselves helps us continue caring for others.
tinyurl.com/2rchayj8
#MosaicNJ
A necessary reminder that caring for ourselves helps us continue caring for others.
tinyurl.com/2rchayj8
#MosaicNJ
Health shapes how we work, care for others and participate in our lives. This week’s Mosaic brings together reporting on health and a free CNA training program opening doors for N.J. students. tinyurl.com/2rchayj8
#MosaicNJ #health #selfcare
#MosaicNJ #health #selfcare
September 19, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Health shapes how we work, care for others and participate in our lives. This week’s Mosaic brings together reporting on health and a free CNA training program opening doors for N.J. students. tinyurl.com/2rchayj8
#MosaicNJ #health #selfcare
#MosaicNJ #health #selfcare
Baraka, McIver and Caldwell face very different forms of scrutiny. Treating their cases as equivalent obscures what each demands. Black leadership doesn’t require protection from scrutiny. It requires consistent standards.
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ
September 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Baraka, McIver and Caldwell face very different forms of scrutiny. Treating their cases as equivalent obscures what each demands. Black leadership doesn’t require protection from scrutiny. It requires consistent standards.
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ
Brick City Memorial Park gives Newark families a peaceful place to remember people lost to violence — and ensures their names aren’t reduced to statistics.
Wanda Goodman told me: “We didn’t forget your loved one.”
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#NewarkNJ #MosaicNJ
Wanda Goodman told me: “We didn’t forget your loved one.”
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#NewarkNJ #MosaicNJ
September 16, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Brick City Memorial Park gives Newark families a peaceful place to remember people lost to violence — and ensures their names aren’t reduced to statistics.
Wanda Goodman told me: “We didn’t forget your loved one.”
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#NewarkNJ #MosaicNJ
Wanda Goodman told me: “We didn’t forget your loved one.”
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#NewarkNJ #MosaicNJ
“If they don’t give you a seat the table, bring a folding chair.”
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm
September 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“If they don’t give you a seat the table, bring a folding chair.”
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm
Falling homicide numbers in Newark cannot tell us whether every program works, every neighborhood feels safer or how families carry loss. This week’s Mosaic looks beyond the statistics at prevention, remembrance and accountability.
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ #NewarkNJ
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ #NewarkNJ
September 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Falling homicide numbers in Newark cannot tell us whether every program works, every neighborhood feels safer or how families carry loss. This week’s Mosaic looks beyond the statistics at prevention, remembrance and accountability.
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ #NewarkNJ
tinyurl.com/mr2y2r75
#MosaicNJ #NewarkNJ
“It’s like Summer Jam, but with a message.” Mayor Ras Baraka explains how 24 Hours of Peace fits Newark’s violence-prevention strategy — and where communication gaps can still leave room for deadly conflicts. My Q&A for Mosaic: tinyurl.com/mt8a5za5
#NewarkNJ #peace
#NewarkNJ #peace
September 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“It’s like Summer Jam, but with a message.” Mayor Ras Baraka explains how 24 Hours of Peace fits Newark’s violence-prevention strategy — and where communication gaps can still leave room for deadly conflicts. My Q&A for Mosaic: tinyurl.com/mt8a5za5
#NewarkNJ #peace
#NewarkNJ #peace
This week, I’m looking back at the people and stories we’ve shared in Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic — and asking you to help shape what comes next. Which story stayed with you? What should I cover more? https://tinyurl.com/cvz292z#communityvoicese#njnewsw#mosaicnjnj
September 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This week, I’m looking back at the people and stories we’ve shared in Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic — and asking you to help shape what comes next. Which story stayed with you? What should I cover more? https://tinyurl.com/cvz292z#communityvoicese#njnewsw#mosaicnjnj
Reposted by Ande Richards
This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word.
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
September 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word.
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
Reposted by Ande Richards
When I spoke out about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, my inbox got flooded from service members and their families.
The Guard and Reserve were built to be the force that you call up when the nation truly needs it. That is not what’s happening in the war with Iran. (Link below)
The Guard and Reserve were built to be the force that you call up when the nation truly needs it. That is not what’s happening in the war with Iran. (Link below)
September 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
When I spoke out about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, my inbox got flooded from service members and their families.
The Guard and Reserve were built to be the force that you call up when the nation truly needs it. That is not what’s happening in the war with Iran. (Link below)
The Guard and Reserve were built to be the force that you call up when the nation truly needs it. That is not what’s happening in the war with Iran. (Link below)
#GloriaSteinem’s death brings me back to 2018, when I interviewed her at Los Angeles City College alongside DACA recipient + immigrant rights activist Samantha Ramirez-Herrera.
Two generations advocating for Dreamers. A moment I’m grateful to have documented for the Los Angeles Collegian.
Two generations advocating for Dreamers. A moment I’m grateful to have documented for the Los Angeles Collegian.
September 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
#GloriaSteinem’s death brings me back to 2018, when I interviewed her at Los Angeles City College alongside DACA recipient + immigrant rights activist Samantha Ramirez-Herrera.
Two generations advocating for Dreamers. A moment I’m grateful to have documented for the Los Angeles Collegian.
Two generations advocating for Dreamers. A moment I’m grateful to have documented for the Los Angeles Collegian.
Tamara Harris faced a choice: move to Charlotte with her employer or bet on her side business. She chose New Joy Farm. She now brings animals to children — while challenging assumptions about who can own a farm.
Reare more - Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic. https://tinyurl.com/5c43zxrt
Reare more - Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic. https://tinyurl.com/5c43zxrt
August 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Tamara Harris faced a choice: move to Charlotte with her employer or bet on her side business. She chose New Joy Farm. She now brings animals to children — while challenging assumptions about who can own a farm.
Reare more - Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic. https://tinyurl.com/5c43zxrt
Reare more - Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic. https://tinyurl.com/5c43zxrt
A $110 pony changed Richard Anderson’s life. He became a trucking entrepreneur, minister, social worker, realtor and farmer — then founded Crazy Faith Riders to preserve Black cowboy history. My latest Mosaic: tinyurl.com/5c43zxrt
#MosaicNJ #BlackCowboys
#MosaicNJ #BlackCowboys
August 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
A $110 pony changed Richard Anderson’s life. He became a trucking entrepreneur, minister, social worker, realtor and farmer — then founded Crazy Faith Riders to preserve Black cowboy history. My latest Mosaic: tinyurl.com/5c43zxrt
#MosaicNJ #BlackCowboys
#MosaicNJ #BlackCowboys
Cynthia Harris asked North Plainfield businesses to help local children start school prepared — they answered.
Her book bag drive shows what can happen when one community connector brings people together.
Read her story Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic: https://tinyurl.com/45t6y4w#NorthPlainfieldl#MosaicNJNJ
Her book bag drive shows what can happen when one community connector brings people together.
Read her story Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic: https://tinyurl.com/45t6y4w#NorthPlainfieldl#MosaicNJNJ
August 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Cynthia Harris asked North Plainfield businesses to help local children start school prepared — they answered.
Her book bag drive shows what can happen when one community connector brings people together.
Read her story Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic: https://tinyurl.com/45t6y4w#NorthPlainfieldl#MosaicNJNJ
Her book bag drive shows what can happen when one community connector brings people together.
Read her story Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic: https://tinyurl.com/45t6y4w#NorthPlainfieldl#MosaicNJNJ
@bsky.app Dr. Edward Egan calls it “medicine in the shadows.”
His street-medicine team treats people wherever they are physically located. The work begins with medical care — but it depends on trust.
Our Q&A: tinyurl.com/2ywsbacr
#StreetMedicine #HealthEquity
His street-medicine team treats people wherever they are physically located. The work begins with medical care — but it depends on trust.
Our Q&A: tinyurl.com/2ywsbacr
#StreetMedicine #HealthEquity
Meet the N.J. doctor who treats patients under bridges instead of in a hospital
Dr. Edward Egan's street medicine program is reaching New Jersey's most vulnerable residents where they live, no appointment, insurance or ID required.
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August 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
@bsky.app Dr. Edward Egan calls it “medicine in the shadows.”
His street-medicine team treats people wherever they are physically located. The work begins with medical care — but it depends on trust.
Our Q&A: tinyurl.com/2ywsbacr
#StreetMedicine #HealthEquity
His street-medicine team treats people wherever they are physically located. The work begins with medical care — but it depends on trust.
Our Q&A: tinyurl.com/2ywsbacr
#StreetMedicine #HealthEquity
A little Sunday light from this week’s Mosaic:
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the
service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
#SundayInspiration #QuoteOfTheWeek #MosaicNJ
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the
service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
#SundayInspiration #QuoteOfTheWeek #MosaicNJ
August 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM
A little Sunday light from this week’s Mosaic:
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the
service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
#SundayInspiration #QuoteOfTheWeek #MosaicNJ
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the
service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
#SundayInspiration #QuoteOfTheWeek #MosaicNJ
“Nobody deserves to be alone.”
That belief guides Jill Pitman — as a union organizer, advocate and mother raising her children to look out for others.
Meet Jill: tinyurl.com/4fbh2phe
#OrganizedLabor #MosaicNJ #Advocacy
That belief guides Jill Pitman — as a union organizer, advocate and mother raising her children to look out for others.
Meet Jill: tinyurl.com/4fbh2phe
#OrganizedLabor #MosaicNJ #Advocacy
August 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM
“Nobody deserves to be alone.”
That belief guides Jill Pitman — as a union organizer, advocate and mother raising her children to look out for others.
Meet Jill: tinyurl.com/4fbh2phe
#OrganizedLabor #MosaicNJ #Advocacy
That belief guides Jill Pitman — as a union organizer, advocate and mother raising her children to look out for others.
Meet Jill: tinyurl.com/4fbh2phe
#OrganizedLabor #MosaicNJ #Advocacy
This week in Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic, I focused on “do-gooders.” Meet union organizer and social justice warrior Jill Pitman; Dr. Edward Egan, who takes medicine to the streets; and N. Plainfield’s outreach arm, Cynthia Harris, whose book bag drive is uniting local businesses.tinyurl.com/45t6y4wr
August 20, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This week in Inside NJ.com’s Mosaic, I focused on “do-gooders.” Meet union organizer and social justice warrior Jill Pitman; Dr. Edward Egan, who takes medicine to the streets; and N. Plainfield’s outreach arm, Cynthia Harris, whose book bag drive is uniting local businesses.tinyurl.com/45t6y4wr
@bsky.app Last week’s Mosaic poll tinyurl.com/bdhmt62v asked what N.J. civil rights groups should prioritize over the next 5 years
43.5% Truth, repair and racial wealth gap
28.3% Democracy and voting rights
26.1% Criminal justice reform
2.2% Educational and economic opportunity
What's your take?
43.5% Truth, repair and racial wealth gap
28.3% Democracy and voting rights
26.1% Criminal justice reform
2.2% Educational and economic opportunity
What's your take?
August 18, 2026 at 1:41 PM
@bsky.app Last week’s Mosaic poll tinyurl.com/bdhmt62v asked what N.J. civil rights groups should prioritize over the next 5 years
43.5% Truth, repair and racial wealth gap
28.3% Democracy and voting rights
26.1% Criminal justice reform
2.2% Educational and economic opportunity
What's your take?
43.5% Truth, repair and racial wealth gap
28.3% Democracy and voting rights
26.1% Criminal justice reform
2.2% Educational and economic opportunity
What's your take?
@bsky.app ELIZABETH: Donations are urgently needed for Colombia earthquake relief.
Drop off medical, sanitation and personal-care supplies from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 8/15 and Sunday 8/16 at:
📍262 Morris Ave.
📍1050 Elizabeth Ave.
Zelle: [email protected]
Details: tinyurl.com/bdec4hu6
Drop off medical, sanitation and personal-care supplies from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 8/15 and Sunday 8/16 at:
📍262 Morris Ave.
📍1050 Elizabeth Ave.
Zelle: [email protected]
Details: tinyurl.com/bdec4hu6
Elizabeth community mobilizes to send earthquake relief to Colombia
After a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, Elizabeth resident David Orozco rallied the city's Colombian community to collect and ship relief supplies to affected regions.
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August 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
@bsky.app ELIZABETH: Donations are urgently needed for Colombia earthquake relief.
Drop off medical, sanitation and personal-care supplies from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 8/15 and Sunday 8/16 at:
📍262 Morris Ave.
📍1050 Elizabeth Ave.
Zelle: [email protected]
Details: tinyurl.com/bdec4hu6
Drop off medical, sanitation and personal-care supplies from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 8/15 and Sunday 8/16 at:
📍262 Morris Ave.
📍1050 Elizabeth Ave.
Zelle: [email protected]
Details: tinyurl.com/bdec4hu6
“We need to be fighting and building at the same time.”
Henal Patel, the first woman and first Asian American to lead the N.J. Institute for Social Justice, spoke with me about leadership, racial justice and building something better during a time of backlash. Story on Mosaic: tinyurl.com/4fcnev8u
Henal Patel, the first woman and first Asian American to lead the N.J. Institute for Social Justice, spoke with me about leadership, racial justice and building something better during a time of backlash. Story on Mosaic: tinyurl.com/4fcnev8u
August 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“We need to be fighting and building at the same time.”
Henal Patel, the first woman and first Asian American to lead the N.J. Institute for Social Justice, spoke with me about leadership, racial justice and building something better during a time of backlash. Story on Mosaic: tinyurl.com/4fcnev8u
Henal Patel, the first woman and first Asian American to lead the N.J. Institute for Social Justice, spoke with me about leadership, racial justice and building something better during a time of backlash. Story on Mosaic: tinyurl.com/4fcnev8u