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Essex County Commissioner A’Dorian Murray-Thomas Incredibly Accomplished and Just Getting Started
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/ April 16, 2024
etween her duties for the county, mentoring young girls, and taking local Newark students to Seton Hall basketball games, Murray-Thomas’...
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Mother & Daughter Building a Legacy of Black Excellence in Brooklyn Known throughout Brooklyn as “The Prophet of Nonprofits,” Rev....
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The media referred to him as a “controversial figure,” “race baiter,” “charlatan,” and more since the 1980s. When he began...
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Social Justice is Part of Making Fresh Black History Daily
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/ February 28, 2024
I always loved Black History Month as a child. I looked forward to the posters and filmstrips that featured people...
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Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy and guests Melba Moore, Samirah Scantling & Talia Young
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/ February 6, 2024
In this episode of Essex County College's Community Education Forum, host Alfred Bundy speaks with guests Melba Moore (Tony Award...
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This Mom Is Fighting Hunger by Starting a Company That Reduces Food Waste
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/ January 29, 2024
Atlanta mom Jasmine Crowe-Houston launched Goodr, a company that keeps food out of landfills while addressing food insecurity. Here, her...
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Should You Focus On Exercise When You Want to Lose Weight?
positivemusicmatters
/ January 29, 2024
Exercise may not be the best way to lose weight. A quick Google search on exercise reveals many impressive health...
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Aisha Glover Helps Audible Make an Impact in Cities Around the World
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/ January 26, 2024
Aisha Glover joined Audible as VP, Urban Innovation in 2020, when Audible’s Founder Don Katz asked her to help lead...
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes at the Newark Museum of Art
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/ January 19, 2024
NJPAC celebrated Max Roach’s centennial with a screening of the new documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes at the Newark Museum...
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Reginald Dwayne Betts Interview: Redefining Redemption by Finding Poetry in Prison
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/ January 16, 2024
Reginald Dwayne Betts recalls being tried as an adult and sent to prison for carjacking when he was 16 and...
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Activist and Chairperson of the December 12th Movement Viola Plummer has died. Her passing was announced on Monday. She was...
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Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks Announce $30 Million in Federal Funding to Create NYC’s First-Ever Magnet High Schools
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/ January 13, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks today announced...
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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Art Collection at Brooklyn Museum
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/ January 11, 2024
Call it an embarrassment of riches: The musician Alicia Keys and her husband Kasseem Dean, the producer and D.J. known...
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When Jennifer Jones Austin, wife, mother, lawyer and child advocate, and the picture of good health, found herself burdened by...
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20-Bed Transitional Housing ‘Village’ Opens in Newark
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/ January 9, 2024
A 20-bed “bridge housing community” is open for people in immediate need of shelter, the city announced on Monday, Jan....
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NJHMFA Board Meeting Delivers Key Housing Policy Advancements in Tax Credits and Multifamily Programs
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/ January 5, 2024
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) approved two new programs, the Urban Preservation Program (UPP) and Workforce Housing...
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The Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Greater NY & Vicinity installed Rev. Dr. James A. Kilgore as the new president of...
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Folks who lived in the NYC area during the 80’s & 90’s remember Hal Jackson’s Sunday Classics heard on then...
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