Tehsuan Glover

Animodule History Project Unveiling

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In honor of the Newark Celebration 350, The Barat Foundation presents the Animodule History Project, unveiling five Animodules to visually represent Newark’s history. Both senior citizens and students in all five wards have collaborated with artists to design what will become a visual arts story of the city. Their work will bring alive the rich and diverse history of Newark…

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The Newark SingFest 2016 gathers the community of Newark to celebrate its diverse culture and community through song on Friday, November 18 at Newark Museum. All are invited to join in singing songs from the various cultures and heritages that make up our city. The songs are historical and contemporary in a variety of musical styles, and everyone is welcome to come sing.

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NJPAC and Dranoff Properties Break Ground on $116Million Project One Theater Square

Today, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and developer Dranoff Properties, Inc. of Philadelphia celebrated the ground breaking of One Theater Square, Newark’s first ground-up residential high-rise since 1960, located across from NJPAC and Military Park.

The $116 million project has been realized through a unique public private partnership, which includes contributions from the City of Newark,…

#HackNWK Campaign Launched to Prevent Domestic Violence

Mayor Ras J. Baraka launched the Women’s Safety Hackathon, a #HackNWK competition, to create a technology that makes Newark safer for women, at a press conference on Thursday, November 10 in the City Hall Press Room. 

The Women’s Safety Hackathon will give entrants three months to create a technology that will improve safety for women in Newark. Submissions will be collected through the internet…

Cherry Blossoms In Winter at Branch Brook Park

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In Newark, over 5,000 trees bloom in spring. Famed for the colorful spectacle that their petals bring each year, these delicate blossoms will lay claim to a new season in 2016.  On December 1, 2016, Rutgers University Newark (RU-N) in partnership with the Prudential Foundation, the City of Newark and Essex County will launch Cherry Blossoms in Winter(CBIW).  This…

Former US Attorney General Janet Reno Dies at 78

Janet Reno, former US attorney general and the first woman to be nominated and confirmed as US attorney general, died this morning following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 78.

Janet Reno served in the Clinton White House from 1993 to 2001. Reno was born in Miami, Florida. Reno’s mother raised her children and then became an investigative reporter for the Miami News. Reno worked…