Education as Liberation
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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Aisha Glover Helps Audible Make an Impact in Cities Around the World
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 Development (GCUD). At the time, she’d been serving as president and CEO for the Newark Alliance and Invest Newark, working with Mayor Ras J. Baraka to oversee community-focused economic development initiatives for the city. Before that, Glover had led nationally recognized organizations focused on job creation, industrial development, and environmental justice and education.
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MELBA MOORE
Receiving Her Roses, Making New Music, and Standing Strong in Her Faith By R.L. Witter I’ve heard it said that
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Jim Harding’s Never Ending Service to the Community
By Jean Nash Wells Called out of retirement, Jim Harding, now the Assistant Fire Commissioner and Senior Advisor of External
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State funeral for New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver held at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark
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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Services will begin this week to honor New Jersey’s late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver
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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Statements on Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver’s Passing
Statement by Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.: “I am saddened by the passing of Sheila Oliver. I met
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Lt. Governor of New Jersey Sheila Oliver dies after undisclosed medical issue
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who was serving as acting governor while Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is out of
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Bits And Pieces
current news + topics Collected by Leslie Nash Newark Leads in Public Transportation Access CoworkingCafe, a website that lists office
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The Inez Dickens I Know
Councilwoman, State Assemblywoman, Activist, and most important, Christian — Inez E Dickens. As her pastor, I know Inez and what a joy it is. This woman, my congregant, renders great service to the community she loves dearly.
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