Gateways to Newark project, “Portraits,”
Over the past several months the dingy, the once white retention wall under the Amtrak train tracks along Route
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NJPAC’s super-elegant Spotlight Gala 2016!
“This is the true jazz experience,” proclaimed five-time GRAMMY-winning bassist Christian McBride, laughing deeply at one point during the performance
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S.O.F.I.A. Competes in PURPLE PURSE CHALLENGE
Start Out Fresh Intervention Advocates (S.O.F.I.A.) compete in the PURPLE PURSE fundraiser by Allstate Foundation Help Montclair NJ-based nonprofit support
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UN Panel Urges U.S. To Pay Reparations
United Nations DEMANDS U.S. Pay Reparations To African Americans The U.N.’s Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent,
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Opal Lee Walks to Washington
90-year-old Opal Lee is Walking To Washington To Make Juneteenth a National Day of Observance, before President Obama leaves office. “I started
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Congressional Black Caucus Dinner
Remarks by the President at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 46th Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner THE PRESIDENT: Hello, CBC! Thank you,
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First African American Woman Librarian of Congress
Carla Hayden made history when she was sworn in as the United States’ 14th librarian of Congress on Wednesday. Unlike
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Shooting that Crosses the Line in Chicago
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National Museum of African American History & Culture To Open
The National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on Sept. 24, and will have a week-long celebration that
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