WEST ORANGE, NJ — As the final play in it’s 25th season, Luna Stage will present a revival of “The Man in Room 306,” Luna’s signature piece, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The play was written by Craig Alan Edwards and will star Jamil A.C. Mangan as […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County held its 15th annual African American History Month Celebration at the Essex County Hall of Records on Wednesday, Feb. 28. During the ceremony, County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented the Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and the Coretta Scott King Leadership […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 11th- and 12th-grade students at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel were immersed in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s on a recent trip to Alabama and Georgia, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Twenty students from TSTI’s Hebrew High participated in the “Civil Rights Tour of the South,” […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Committee hosted its 33rd annual Legacy of a Dream Commemorative Tribute to the Life and Work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Irvington High School Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 13. The committee presented the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A group of artists and residents came together at the West Orange Public Library on Sunday, Jan. 21, for the opening of “I Too Am America: Reflections of the Civil Rights Movement and Beyond,” an art exhibit that displays images inspired by the civil rights movement and movements that have been […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 17, braving frigid temperatures and the aftermath of a morning snowstorm, 140 participants from numerous houses of worship and faith-based groups from greater Essex County attended Temple B’nai Abraham’s 24th annual Women’s Interfaith Forum. Sponsored by the temple’s Social Action Committee and Sisterhood–The Women’s Connection since 1994, the Women’s […]
Photo by Chris Sykes East Orange Mayor Ted Green, left, and 5th Ward Councilwoman Alicia Holman hold up their electric candles during the candlelight vigil and moment of silence outside City Hall in City Hall Plaza on Monday, Jan. 15, at the city’s official inter-faith Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, which featured Michael Green’s […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Human Relations Commission hosted West Orange residents at The Life Christian Church on Monday, Jan. 15, to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The celebration recognized police officers and community members who have forged the path that King started, and five residents were also honored with […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In its 18th annual Michele Turner Martin Luther King Jr. Silent Peace March on Friday, Jan. 12, Maplewood Middle School students and staffed marched through Maplewood Village in complete silence. Approximately 800 members of the MMS community participated in the annual event held to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in more than one location on Jan. 15, packing the seats of the Columbia High School Auditorium and later the Cafeteria for the volunteer fair, and then in front the Maplewood Town Hall and in South Orange’s Spiotta Park, […]