AACCNJ Tenth Annual Circle of Achievement Awards Gala
The African American Chamber of Commerce of NJ, held their Circle of Achievement Awards Gala at The Palace at Somerset
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CULTURE
Celebrating Black Music Month
June is African American Music Appreciation Month! Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American
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History of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it
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DanceAfrica Digital Celebration Continues With Memorial Day Weekend Programs
DanceAfrica-the nation’s largest African dance festival-continues its celebration through May 29 with special Memorial Day weekend programs, including a live
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On his 95th birthday, Malcolm X’s urgent message resonates at a time of racial inequity in health-care, criminal justice systems
The legacy of Malcolm X, the black radical human rights leader who would have turned 95 on Tuesday, matters now
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For the Love of Our Children
L-R: Gregory J. Vincent, Raymond J. McGuire, Rev. Al Sharpton, Loren Douglass, Brian P. Mathis, and Roland Martin (seated) National
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A Mayor for All the People: Kenneth Gibson’s Newark
By Oliver QuinnSenior Counselor at Taft Communications, a strategic communications firm in Newark and Lawrenceville A Mayor for all the
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Capehart Discusses MLK, Civil Rights, and Superheroes ahead of Bethany Baptist Keynote Speech
By R.L. WitterHis name is befitting. Jonathan Capehart dons his cape of logic, intelligence, and civility to combat racism, ignorance,
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The Makings of Black History
BY ROBERT L. JOHNSON, MD, FAAP’72THE SHARON AND JOSEPH L. MUSCARELLE ENDOWED DEANRUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLINTERIM DEANROBERT WOOD JOHNSON
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Our Battle Cry is “Let My People Vote:”
NJ Lieutenant Governor Sheila OliverThis month, we pay homage to the heroes of the resistance who define our story—Harriet Tubman;
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