Hello All – This monumental first time major 2021 South Orange Black History Month Tribute is truly something to behold and enjoy. As South Orange Trustee Summer Jones stated lots of hard work and long days have went into making it happen at such an expansive level.
And now a message from South Orange Trustee Summer Jones
Hey Peeps! – For the last few months, I have Chaired the Black History Month program in South Orange. Through long days and even longer nights we churned out amazing events and worked with amazing people. I am so proud of what we produced.
In this last week, I wanted to invite all of you into the last week of events. Most are virtual and open to the world. For my fellow Seton Hall peeps, check out their Black History Month page. (Link at the bottom)
To my amazing committee and people that have helped along the way- a Huge Thank YOU! (Non-Facebook Peeps – Ahadi, David, Brandon, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, Jason, Merlin) & My Fellow Trustees and especially our Village President Sheena Collum!
Know this is the start to something that will continue to be amazing year after year!
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As Black History Month comes to a close, please check out the last week of ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก activities, events, and panels that are happening:
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Find the list of panels at https://www.southorange.org/788/Panel-Discussions
๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ 8:30 ๐ฉ๐ฆ
๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐ช๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ข ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฝ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
– Join us for an intergenerational conversation about the fight for black liberation through a black women lens. Here Dr. Khadijah White of SOMA Justice, and Jordan Muhammad of MAPSO Youth Coalition, moderated by Mia Charlene White from SOMA Justice in conversation with archival footage of founding Black Panther member Erica Huggins and other black womxn activists of our American past as they discuss the past present and future of Activism for Black Liberation. This event will end with a live Q&A. This event was organized by Jordan Muhammad and Mia White. Use this link to register!
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZcqc…
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๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ & ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ก ๐พ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ (Part 2 – Women’s Perspective)
Join our Sport & Social Change panel discussion as our panelist sharing their philosophy and approach to sport and change. Bobby Brown moderates Bobby Brown in toasting these very special local sports legends: Coach Lisa Morgan, Lisa Charles, and Olivia Baker. Help us celebrate the power of their Sport & Social Change impact and join the conversation on how to make your own change happen! To join, youโll need to register here: http://bit.ly/bhmssc2
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ
๐พ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐ช๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ: ๐พ๐๐๐๐ฟ19 ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ก๐๐๐
๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. In partnership with the Community Coalition on Race, the Village of South Orange invites community members across the Two Towns to learn from community health experts, physicians, and those who have received vaccinations in order to build COVID vaccine confidence among vaccine-hesitant people in SOMA. To access the program, go to the events page on Community Coalition on Race (https://www.communitycoalitiononrace.org/events). Registration not required.
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To subscribe to our Podcast, please go to your podcast app and type in ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐: ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ click here.
Every Monday at 1pm – Our Voices Podcast Episode 4 – ๐๐ช๐ง ๐ฝ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐+ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐จ
Check Out Past Podcasts during your lunchtime ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ 1- Our Brother Moose, ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ค๐๐ 2- Inclusion, Individuality, And Independence: People with Disabilities in the Black Family (Plus Bonus Episode featuring Ahadi Bugg Levine, Board of Jespy House), and ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ 3- Being Black & Jewish
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Get information at https://www.southorange.org/796/Children
Every Wednesdays at 10am – ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ’๐จ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ
– ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฐ: ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
– ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ญ No Sidekicks Here, ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ 2 Loving Our Families and Ourselves, and ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ 3: Inspired by Our History are already posted.
Every Saturdays at 10am – ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฎ Each week, we will post 2 books to our webpage and YouTube channel for books from our booklist that have been read by people in our community.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฃ/๐๐๐ก๐
Join resident Stephanie Lawson Muhammad, founder of Erasing Essexโs Borders, on an exploration of the historical borders that defined the boundaries of South Orange within Essex County and how those borders have impacted African Americans over the last 150 years. Each route will cover 3.1 miles (5k) and incorporate locations and landmarks significant to the African American experience. The next date on Saturday, February 27th at 1pm. Register on the South Orange Recreation website.
๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ
Come take a stroll through our outdoor art exhibit celebrating black artists who live or work in the South Orange community. This exhibit, Strength in Creativity, looks at how our creativity makes our community stronger. The body of work is focused on artists whose medium is photography, painting, drawing, and sculpting. Each piece will include the artist, title, and ways that you can connect with them to see additional work. Location: Meadowland Park, Located on the path near the Duck Pond, off of Mead Street.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Bozway
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ต- Access Road Dedication to Lee Boswell May
And Special Acknowledgement to Gregory Burrus
๐:๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค (@GregoryBurrusAroundTown)
https://www.facebook.com/gregoryburrusaroundtown
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ (๐๐๐๐)
(www.sopl.org) Event Information for Virtual Zoom Sessions
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ- ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ
talks about her book, Driving While Black: African-American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights.
๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐บ – ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐พ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐-๐๐๐๐๐ will talk about her book, Outspoken: Clarence W. Newsome, Esq. A Civil Rights Champion: A Daughter’s Reflections, which is a memoir of her father Clarence Newsome, a Civil Rights champion and lawyer.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ (๐๐๐๐๐)
(www.sopacnow.org) Films on Demand; For $12 rent for a 72 hour period the films “Billie” about Billie Holiday and “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things”.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐)
Visit their Black History Month website https://blackhistorysovca.com/ to hear about Sankofa: Honoring Our Stories.
This project celebrating the stories of Black residents of South Orange, past and present, to create a meaningful narrative of the contributions and impact of Black residents on South Orange. Discover the stories online and visit them in-person using the Walking Tour Map. Presented by the South Orange Village Center Alliance (SOVCA) as part of the South Orange Village Black History Month Celebrations and made possible by a grant from Main Street New Jersey.
๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐:๐๐๐๐ – A discussion about food justice and a cooking demonstration by Bryant Terry, Chef in Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco. Zoom Link https://zoom.us/j/92486442545… Meeting ID: 924 8644 2545 Passcode: 888376
Some Seton Hall University Black History Month events are open to the community (https://www.shu.edu/diversity…/black-history-month.cfm).
We continually add to our South Orange Black History Month webpage
(http://www.southorange.org/786/Black-History-Month) and calendar. You can subscribe to the calendar for updates!
To Join Next Year’s Black History Month Committee, please email crc@southorange.org.
