The 2020 Pulitizer Prize-winning drama A Strange Loop topped the 2022 Tony Awards nominations with 11 nods, including best musical, best direction, best lead actor (Jaquel Spivey), best-featured actor (John-Andrew Morrison), best-featured actress (L Morgan Lee), best original score, best orchestrations and best book, best scenic design, best lighting design and best sound design of […]
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Can Federal Lynching Law Help Heal America?
Even after slavery, Blacks from 1882 – 1959 were lynched on average every six days, totaling at least 4,733 brutal deaths, according to researchers at the Tuskegee Institute.
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NJGCA: Gas stations across NJ lower Gas prices to demonstrate self-serve savings
More than 75 gas stations throughout New Jersey will lower their prices on Friday to demonstrate how much motorists could save if the state offered the option of self-serve gas.
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Baraka announces projects to be built under Affordable Newark
Affordable Newark is one of Mayor Baraka’s many initiatives designed to create and preserve affordable housing.
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Poll: Majority of NJ voters and parents support public charter schools
A new statewide poll from Change Research released by the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) found that a majority of voters in New Jersey support public charter schools.
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African-Americans make history with 2022 Tony Award Nominations.
The only thing that’s consistent in life is “change.” Change seems to favor creative folks working on Broadway, which is needed and welcomed change when it comes to proper representation. We offer a look at the complete list of Tony nominations. You have to admit that diversity and inclusion are represented better than expected, which […]
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Dr. Lovell Pugh-Bassett named next President of Camden County College
The Board of Trustees of Camden County College named Dr. Lovell Pugh-Bassett as the sixth president of the College during a special meeting. She will be the first person of color to lead the College in its 54-year history.
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital completes first phase of surgical services expansion
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, unveiled the completion of the first phase of the hospital’s surgical services expansion.
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Emergency physicians urge parents to avoid diluting baby formula
With baby formula in short supply around the country, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has a clear warning for caregivers: avoid watering down formula.
