Tag: Black History Month
Celebrating Black History Month with ‘Raisin’
The Axelrod Performing Arts Center is presenting “Raisin” from Feb. 24 through March 12. The musical stars Fredi Walker-Browne, who originated the role of Joanne Jefferson in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical “Rent,” as family matriarch Lena Younger.
Uncorking History with the ‘Black Wine Guy’
As part of Black History Month observances, the annual acknowledgement of African American achievements and their significant place in U.S. history, the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center will hold a series of events titled “Out of Africa.”
Marking Racial History in Monmouth County
On March 5, 1886, the first documented lynching took place in New Jersey – and not far from Red Bank. Now, volunteers throughout the community are working on a project to honor the life of the man who was murdered that day.
Celebrating Red Bank’s Favorite Son: Count Basie
Robin Blair and Gilda Rogers, vice president of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation, helped host the recent event “A Love Letter...
Monmouth U To Host Talk on Black Baseball
WEST LONG BRANCH - On Thursday, February 9 at 1 p.m. in the Club Dining Room, Magill Commons, Negro League Baseball expert Larry Hogan...
