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Pastors are people, too. Sure, it sounds like a no-brainer, but have you ever really thought about what your pastor’s day actually looks like?...
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This Mom Is Fighting Hunger by Starting a Company That Reduces Food Waste
NJHMFA Board Meeting Delivers Key Housing Policy Advancements in Tax Credits and Multifamily Programs
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etween her duties for the county, mentoring young girls, and taking local Newark students to Seton Hall basketball games, Murray-Thomas’ days, nights, and weekends...
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The media referred to him as a “controversial figure,” “race baiter,” “charlatan,” and more since the 1980s. When he began organizing protests and protesters...
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I always loved Black History Month as a child. I looked forward to the posters and filmstrips that featured people who looked like us....
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Mother & Daughter Building a Legacy of Black Excellence in Brooklyn Known throughout Brooklyn as “The Prophet of Nonprofits,” Rev. Dr. Valerie Oliver-Durrah is...
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In this episode of Essex County College's Community Education Forum, host Alfred Bundy speaks with guests Melba Moore (Tony Award winner and 4 time...
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Atlanta mom Jasmine Crowe-Houston launched Goodr, a company that keeps food out of landfills while addressing food insecurity. Here, her story and tips for...
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Exercise may not be the best way to lose weight. A quick Google search on exercise reveals many impressive health benefits and weight loss...
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Aisha Glover joined Audible as VP, Urban Innovation in 2020, when Audible’s Founder Don Katz asked her to help lead our Global Center for Urban...
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NJPAC celebrated Max Roach’s centennial with a screening of the new documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes at the Newark Museum of Art. Afterwards, a panel...
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Reginald Dwayne Betts recalls being tried as an adult and sent to prison for carjacking when he was 16 and how that eventually led...
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Activist and Chairperson of the December 12th Movement Viola Plummer has died. Her passing was announced on Monday. She was 86.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks today announced that the city has...
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Call it an embarrassment of riches: The musician Alicia Keys and her husband Kasseem Dean, the producer and D.J. known professionally as Swizz Beatz,...
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The preeminent industry event for affordable housing and economic development professionals in New Jersey took place Thursday, September 28 and Friday, September 29. Held...
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Essex County College’s West Essex campus wrote a new chapter in its 55 years of service to the community when it held a ribbon-cutting...
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Host Pop-Up Shop at the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour In a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a group of budding entrepreneurs from the East...
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For the second year in a row, The Positive Community served as an official media partner of Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District’s (LPCCD) Jazzy...
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One of the nicest things heritage can bequeath us is a good cousin—I have several, thank God. One who impacted me growing up was...
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For Roger Tucker, a graduate of Arts High School in Newark where he studied commercial design, art is his world. With degrees from Cooper...
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In a spirited competition among first responders, Newark and Essex County police officers, firefighters, and other first responders crawled on their hands and knees;...
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health have appointed Adrienne Phillips, MD, MPH, as director of Cell Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation...
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The latest version of the COVID-19 vaccine is now available and the U.S. government has recommended that all Americans aged six months and older...
