Community & Family

For Five Young New Jersey Patients, Sickle Cell No Longer Defines What Comes Next

Bone marrow transplants and gene therapy are changing what is possible for young people with sickle cell disease, bringing potentially curative treatment closer to home for NJ families.

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Camden Walk of Fame Honors Two Black Women Who Helped Shape the City
Newark Women Celebrates Lung Transplant Anniversary

E. Denies Peoples survived idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and now works to help others understand the life-changing impact of organ donation.

Lamp For Haiti Marks 20 Years Of Bringing Healthcare To Cité Soleil

The Haiti-focused nonprofit is celebrating two decades of providing healthcare in Cité Soleil as rising needs put new demands on its medical programs.

Young People On The Meaning Of America At 250

America 250, Young voices, civil rights movement, Big Brothers Big Sisters: what does it mean to be American

Newark’s 24 Hrs. of Peace Brings Music, Resources and Community Together

The 16th annual event capped Newark Peace Week with special performances and local business and community spotlights as the city reports a sharp decline in homicides.

HARLEM WEEK Celebrates New York City Senior Citizens Day
New Jersey Urban News Welcomes Zaria Howell As Contributing Editor
Helping Families Get Ready For School Takes More Than A Backpack
Historic Paterson Building Reimagined As Workforce And Community Hub

Inside a former silk mill overlooking the Great Falls, free trade education, mentorship, and community spaces are coming together to help young adults discover careers while giving one of the city's historic industrial buildings a new purpose.