As a northern state, New Jersey and its role in African Americans’ struggles for civil rights is often overlooked or disregarded in favor of the narratives coming from southern states.… Continue reading “VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – The Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey”
Authors reading their own works is nothing new. For centuries poetry was passed down through an oral tradition. In the nineteenth century numerous writers—including Charles Dickens and Mark Twain—went on… Continue reading “In Their Own Voices: Black Authors Narrating Their Own Work”
Thank you to Janice Cross-Gilyard, president of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogy Society – New Jersey Chapter, for her fascinating and well-researched look into notable African American figures from Summit… Continue reading “Hidden Figures Revealed Program Recap”
