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National Hispanic Heritage Month is underway and there are many events and activities being offered in the Two River area to celebrate the diverse cultures and achievements of Latin Americans.

The history, legacy and challenges facing New Jersey’s indigenous population have been widely documented. In its latest installment of the Let’s Talk About Race series, the Red Bank Public Library invited leaders of the Ramapough Lenape nation – Michaeline Picaro and her husband, the Turtle Clan Chief Vincent Mann – for a first-person account of the challenges their community still faces.

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Nothing about the guarded exterior of Red Bank Public Library Monday evening, June 27, was funny, but inside, infectious laughter echoed in a room full of families.

What can be done to rectify the wrongs of the past? That's what guest speakers discussed Aug. 25 during the Red Bank Public Library's race program discussion.

The Red Bank Public Library recently held its latest meeting of the Let's Talk About Race program in which guest speakers talked about anti-Semitism – past and present.

You may know that on June 19, 1865, Black slaves in Texas were freed when federal troops arrived in Galveston and marked the day that is now known as Juneteenth. But how free were they really?

The Two River area is awash in Native American culture, as speakers Claire Garland and Lorraine Stone discussed at the Red Bank Public Library's latest installment of its Let's Talk About Race program.

In thinking of the history of slavery in the U.S., southern states may come to mind. But there was certainly slavery happening in northern states as well, including New Jersey – the last northern state to abolish slavery.

The Red Bank Public Library's most recent installment of its Let's Talk About Race program features Walter Greason, Ph.D. and Connie Goddard, Ph.D. discussing industrial education and racial disparities in schooling.