(BPRW) NEWARK TO PLAY HOST TO STREETBALL LEGENDS Downtown Festival Brings Food, Celebrities, Sports, Entertainment and Fun Activities for the entire Family! (Black PR Wirw) Newark, NJ – On August 20, 2022, the streets of downtown Newark will be alive with the sights, sounds, and innovative style of basketball that made athletes such as “Main […]
Queen Latifah went to her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, to build affordable housing for local residents. “I’m a little bit emotional that we got walls up, we got windows,” the actress, TV host and rapper said Tuesday at the groundbreaking ceremony, according to NorthJersey.com. The townhouse development is put together by BlueSugar Corporation, where […]
In the aftermath of protests for racial justice throughout the country in response to the police shootings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, a statue of Christopher Columbus was removed in Washington Park in Newark, New Jersey. In its place, a monument that honors Harriet Tubman will be constructed and completed in 2022, according to […]
Sanaa Amenhotep, the 15-year-old daughter of an anti-violence activist, was found dead on Wednesday after a three-week search that followed her disappearance. The teenager, who was last seen on April 5 when she left her house in Columbia, South Carolina with a girl and two males, was found nearby in a wooded area in Lexington County, WIS […]
Newark, New Jersey’s Mayor, Ras J. Baraka, has become a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. Photos showing Mayor Baraka and Alpha Phi Alpha brothers welcoming him to the bond flooded social media timelines on Facebook this weekend. On Monday, Mayor Baraka took to social media to highlight the new 24 hour shelter for residents without […]