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DanceAfrica Digital Celebration Continues With Memorial Day Weekend Programs

May 21, 2020May 26, 2020 R.L. Witter

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

May 19, 2020May 20, 2020 R.L. Witter

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

May 19, 2020May 21, 2020 R.L. Witter

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

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 R.L. Witter

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

March 19, 2020March 24, 2020 R.L. Witter

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

March 13, 2020March 18, 2020 R.L. Witter

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:”

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 R.L. Witter

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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Hidden Figures Gala

March 11, 2020March 23, 2020 R.L. Witter

The Williams Forum for Diabetic Education and Healthcare, (WFDEH) (a 501 C 3) came about through the vision of Dr.

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The Positive Community Magazine celebrates 20

March 10, 2020March 24, 2020 R.L. Witter

The Positive Community Magazine celebrates 20 years of highlighting the positive people, events, and organizations in our African American communities.