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EDUCATION 

Education as Liberation

October 1, 2025October 8, 2025 The Positive Community Culture, education, New Jersey, NJ, rutgers, Rutgers University–Newark, Tonya Smith-Jackson, women

BY R.L. WITTER Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson Brings Vision and Vitality to RU–N Newly appointed Rutgers University–Newark (RU-N) Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson

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NEWS 

State funeral for New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver held at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark

August 14, 2023August 19, 2023 R.L. Witter Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Health, New Jersey, Newark, Sheila Oliver, Statehouse Rotunda in Trenton, women

Sheila Oliver’s place in history might have been much different before she read Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck. She had

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ARCHIVE 

Services will begin this week to honor New Jersey’s late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver

August 8, 2023August 13, 2023 R.L. Witter Al Sharpton, Black women, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, Governor Murphy, NAN, New Jersey, Newark, Sheila Oliver, Statehouse Rotunda in Trenton, women

Services will begin this week to honor New Jersey’s late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver. The trailblazing lawmaker died last week after

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NEWS 

Bits And Pieces

July 24, 2023July 28, 2023 R.L. Witter bike lanes, commuter trends, CoworkingCafe, DC, Food, Health, melatonin, Money, New Jersey, Newark, NYC, Ras J. Baraka, San Francisco, Tomika Reid, Washington, women

current news + topics Collected by Leslie Nash Newark Leads in Public Transportation Access CoworkingCafe, a website that lists office

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HEALTH 

AFFLICTION WAS GOOD FOR ME!

November 25, 2022December 2, 2022 R.L. Witter AFFLICTION, Church, Doctors, donor, Fountain Baptist Church, General Baptist Convention, heart transplant, Hospital, New Jersey, New York City, prophet, Psalm 119:7, Summit

By Glenda Cadogan For two years, Fountain Baptist Church Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. J. Michael Sanders lived in resistance to

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ARCHIVE 

District Hiring Fair

March 17, 2022April 10, 2022 R.L. Witter Culinary, Fair, High School, Hiring, Jobseekers, New Jersey, Newark, NJ, Performing Arts

Marion P. Charter School  will be hosting a district hiring fair on April 2nd and all are welcome! We are

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NEWS 

Business Mogul Adenah Bayoh Builds Her American Dream

March 17, 2022March 25, 2022 R.L. Witter Adenah Bayoh, Business, IHOP, Liberia, Mogul, Money, New Jersey, Urban Vegan, women

Living Life Out LoudBy Glenda Cadogan The opening of Adenah Bayoh’s first IHOP franchise restaurant in Irvington, New Jersey, was

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NEWS 

New Jersey Ministers endorse Phil Murphy for N.J. governor’s race

May 25, 2017June 7, 2017 The Positive Community Governer, New Jersey, politics

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Saving Our Communities: Positive Music Matters
PUBLISHER 

Saving Our Communities: Positive Music Matters

April 3, 2024May 25, 2024 The Positive Community

Dear Mr. Council,I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and The Positive Community for your invaluable contribution to

Saving Our Own Community
OPINION PUBLISHER 

Saving Our Own Community

December 12, 2023January 9, 2024 The Positive Community
Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy guests Dr. Jamila Davis, David Sharp & Adrian Council Sr
PUBLISHER 

Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy guests Dr. Jamila Davis, David Sharp & Adrian Council Sr

December 6, 2023December 28, 2023 The Positive Community
On Harlem, Business, and the Economics of Culture: Brothers Gonna’ Work it Out
MONEY PUBLISHER 

On Harlem, Business, and the Economics of Culture: Brothers Gonna’ Work it Out

September 5, 2023October 23, 2023 R.L. Witter
BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ‘REMARKABLE RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE’
GRADS 

BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ‘REMARKABLE RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE’

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Positive Community

Photo Caption: Berkeley College celebrates the perseverance and achievements of more than 1,000 graduates during a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May

KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Class of 2022
GRADS 

KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Class of 2022

September 6, 2022September 8, 2022 R.L. Witter
Graduates from Essex County Tech Schools Accepted into Prestigious Colleges and Universities
GRADS 

Graduates from Essex County Tech Schools Accepted into Prestigious Colleges and Universities

August 31, 2022September 8, 2022 R.L. Witter
Hooray for the Graduates
GRADS 

Hooray for the Graduates

August 29, 2022October 4, 2022 R.L. Witter
The Day of Advent
OPINION 

The Day of Advent

December 24, 2025January 2, 2026 The Positive Community

Reverend J. Loren Russell Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and

Happy New Year?
OPINION 

Happy New Year?

December 15, 2025January 2, 2026 The Positive Community
Thankful and Thriving
OPINION 

Thankful and Thriving

December 15, 2025January 2, 2026 The Positive Community
This Gospel of the Kingdom
OPINION 

This Gospel of the Kingdom

November 11, 2025November 24, 2025 The Positive Community

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