BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ‘REMARKABLE RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE’
Photo Caption: Berkeley College celebrates the perseverance and achievements of more than 1,000 graduates during a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May...
Essex County Commissioner A’Dorian Murray-Thomas Incredibly Accomplished and Just Getting Started
Simply catching up with A’dorian Murray-Thomas feels like a grand accomplishment. The newly-elected county commissioner is also CEO of the...
Community Education Forum w/Alfred Bundy: Ruth Ware, Dr. Leigh Bello & student athlete Zoey Tapsoba
In this episode of Essex County College’s Community Education Forum, host Alfred Bundy speaks with guests Professor Ruth Ware (of...
Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy and guests Melba Moore, Samirah Scantling & Talia Young
In this episode of Essex County College’s Community Education Forum, host Alfred Bundy speaks with guests Melba Moore (Tony Award...
Essex County College’s Grand Opening of West Essex Campus
Essex County College’s West Essex campus wrote a new chapter in its 55 years of service to the community when it held a...
East Orange Student Entrepreneurs Receive Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity
Host Pop-Up Shop at the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour In a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a group of budding...
Rev. Dr. Valerie Oliver-Durrah & Brooke Durrah
Mother & Daughter Building a Legacy of Black Excellence in Brooklyn Known throughout Brooklyn as...
This Mom Is Fighting Hunger by Starting a Company That Reduces Food Waste
Atlanta mom Jasmine Crowe-Houston launched Goodr, a company that keeps food out of landfills while...
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Celebrates 40 Years of Service
On January 17, 2024, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) celebrates its...
Consider it Pure Joy | Jennifer Jones Austin
When Jennifer Jones Austin, wife, mother, lawyer and child advocate, and the picture of good...
NJHMFA Board Meeting Delivers Key Housing Policy Advancements in Tax Credits and Multifamily Programs
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) approved two new programs, the Urban Preservation...
Chase Community Manager Shares Five Key Financial Literacy Tips
Financial health is an important foundation that helps build strong and resilient households, communities and...
Should You Focus On Exercise When You Want to Lose Weight?
Exercise may not be the best way to lose weight. A quick Google search on...
Holy Name Announces New Leadership Appointments
Holy Name, the region’s leading independent health system, appointed Cynthia Ziegler as Vice President of...
You Can Live Well
As a fitness expert, I often encourage clients to care for themselves first. It seems...
Season’s Greetings
Stay Safe and Enjoy this Wonderful Time of the Year The upcoming holiday season is...
Powerful Stories of Breast Cancer Survivors
WORLD’s Stories from the Stage: The Podcast Kicks Off New Season
Stories from the Stage: The...
They are Fit to be First Responders
By Barry Carter In a spirited competition among first responders, Newark and Essex County police...
Newark Congressman Donald Payne Jr. dead, weeks after suffering heart attack
Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who followed his father into politics and represented Newark in Congress for more than a decade...
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Newark Boys Chorus School
The Positive Community’s annual Great American Emancipation Day Awards Banquet, celebrates excellence, service, freedom and the genius of Black music...
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Rev. Al Sharpton
The media referred to him as a “controversial figure,” “race baiter,” “charlatan,” and more since the 1980s. When he began...
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The Truth about “The Star-Spangled Banner”
It was September of 1814. The British had sacked Washington and torched the White House. The conflict became known as...
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Activist Viola Plummer dies at age 86
Activist and Chairperson of the December 12th Movement Viola Plummer has died. Her passing was announced on Monday. She was...
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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Art Collection at Brooklyn Museum
Call it an embarrassment of riches: The musician Alicia Keys and her husband Kasseem Dean, the producer and D.J. known...
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20-Bed Transitional Housing ‘Village’ Opens in Newark
Officials Say Hope Village II Improves on First Container Community A 20-bed “bridge housing community” is open for people in...
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The 38th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BAM honors Dr. King’s radical spirit at this beloved Brooklyn tradition, which rings in a new year with musical performances...
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Rev. Dr. James A. Kilgore Installed
The Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Greater NY & Vicinity installed Rev. Dr. James A. Kilgore as the new president of...
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