EAST ORANGE, NJ — Although Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed Monday, Jan. 19, King would have been 90 years old Jan. 15, if he hadn’t assassinated outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. With that in mind, East Orange Mayor Ted Green joined forces with People’s Organization for Progress […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange hosted its citywide Kwanzaa Celebration from Wednesday, Dec. 26, through Tuesday, Jan. 1. One day was set aside during this period to recognize each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa: “Umoja” or unity on Wednesday, Dec. 26, in City Hall, featuring Principal Baruti Kafele; “Kujichagulia” or self-determination on Thursday, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam and Maulana Karenga, the creator of the holiday Kwanzaa, headlined the fourth and final day of the Institute of the Black World’s fourth State of the Black World Conference, which ran from Nov. 16 to 20 at the Robert Treat Hotel in downtown […]