WEST ORANGE, NJ — The film “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” was shown at the New Jersey Film Festival on March 19 at JCC MetroWest along with an art show that aimed to inspire hope. Before the film was played at the festival, an art show displaying various mosaics was displayed at […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted the seventh annual Black-Tie Gala at the Hilton hotel in East Rutherford on March 11. The night was full of celebration for women from notable figures like Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Congresswoman Mikki Sherill spoke about […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Councilwoman October Hudley was honored with the trailblazer award during the 10th annual Women of Worship ministries Women’s History Month empowerment event on March 23. “We honor people who are doing great work in their communities,” said Tony Fairley, who organized the event and founded WOW ministries in 2013. “We mainly […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted a “Generational Wealth” art show at city hall on Feb. 14, displaying the work of the Onque Family for Black History Month. The Onques played an instrumental role in the creation of the Black Lives Matter mural at Manufacture’s Village. The family goes by the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Grammy-award winning singer Dionne Warwick and retired State Sen. Ronald L. Rice were honored at the 11th annual “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” Black History Month celebration at the Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange. U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez hosted the Feb. 11 event […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Community Coalition on Race is hosting a series of online workshops with the goal of deconstructing racism. “There is no black gene or white gene,” said Mikki Murphy, the main speaker at the most recent workshop. “Scientific research has determined that there can be more genetic variation within a race […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Township Council voted to approve an ordinance for their urban park application during their council meeting on Monday, Feb. 27. The application includes a grant request from the NJDEP Green Acres Program to help offset the costs of renovating the center playground, located at Civic Square. The total cost of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — During a council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 14, Irvington City Council voted to postpone a vote on a $9,350,000 bond ordinance for Irvington’s share of a flood mitigation facilities project until Monday, Feb. 27. The mitigation program, as written in the ordinance, would provide funding to reduce the harm of a potential […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange City Hall hosted an open house displaying a collection of rare African artifacts and sculptures by attorney and private art collector Robert Taylor on Saturday, Feb. 11. Large, ornate masks and life-size statues adorn the first and second floors of City Hall in a museum-worthy special exhibition that captures […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Healing, learning and mental health were the themes of the day for the East Orange School District on Monday, Feb. 6. East Orange Superintendent AbdulSaleem Hasan, in partnership with the Urban Assembly, and the founder of The Black Man Can non-profit organization, Brandon Frame, presented “The State of SEL in the […]