Starting at 11:00 AM at the Eastern Branch-Shrewsbury Library, 1001 Hwy 35, Shrewsbury with a FAMILY BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION. Come hear stories, take part in a readers theatre skit, and make a craft. All ages welcome. Please RSVP: 732-683-8980 Registration Required
At 11:30am – 2pm, the Neptune Township Black History Month Planning Committee will present their 11th Annual NEPTUNE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM.The program is titled “HONORING OUR TRAILBLAZERS” and celebrates Neptune’s own human and civil rights trailblazers; Thomas & Maxine Daniels, Ermon & Blanche Jones, and Howard West, Sr. A Humanitarian Award to Brenda Terrell and the late Jim Terrell, and an Appreciation Award to Teretha Jones will also be presented. The keynote speaker for the afternoon will be Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. He is popularly recognized as the host of “Our World” on ABC and is currently the host of HuffPost Live, BET News and a political contributor for CNN.
The doors will open at 11:30am to view an Art Exhibition of Students’ work. Hosted by Reverend Tommy Miles of Macedonia Baptist Church, Neptune. He will be joined by his choir, the Celestial Voices and Mimes.
Other performers include St. Stephens’ AME Youth Choir, and the Jazz Band, chorus, dance team and African Student Union members from Neptune High School.This event is FREE and open to the general public. Light refreshments will be served. For additional information call Dianna Harris at 732-616-2940 or send an email to neptune.bhm@gmail.com
If you need more at 3 PM, the Stephen Crane House, 508 4th Ave., Asbury Park will present their annual Black History Month program. This year it is a concentration on all things #42, baseball great Jackie Robinson. First there will be screen short excerpts from the original '50's version of the “Jackie Robinson Story”. That low-budget film stars—who else?—Jackie Robinson
as himself and also features the wonderful Ruby Dee. After that, at 3:30 PM a screening of the recent two hour film about the life of Jackie Robinson. Please be advised that it's rated PG13, a little bit more “mature” than the usual Crane House presentation.As always, there is no admission charge, but any and all donations will go to the Asbury Park Little League. How appropriate! Limited seating at the drafty old house. Light refreshments available.
Or you can head to the Long Branch Library, 328 Broadway, Long Branch
for a CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM being presented at 3:00 PM.
The library will welcome Sergeant Charles Harris of the United States
Colored Troops Reenactment Unit for a very special program
commemorating Black History Month. He is part of the 22nd N.J. Brigade, a non-profit American Civil War living history organization that educates the public through historic portrayals and strives to increase awareness of the great historical contributions made by African-Americans. Almost 2900 Black Jersey men served as enlisted men in the ranks of United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War. Even though locally recruited, USCT regiments were Federal outfits. These men served in a number of Union Army regiments, most of which were raised at Philadelphias Camp William Penn. These troops participated in some of the most important battles of the Civil War, such as the Siege of Petersburg that allowed the army to enter and occupy the Confederate capital of Richmond.
The womens perspective also will be represented in the program.
Lorraine Stone and Teretha Jones will join Mr. Harris in presenting an interactive educational experience, wearing period costumes. A display of interesting artifacts from the era, with pictures, books, flags and other memorabilia, will be included in the presentation.This program is co-sponsored by the Long Branch Covenant Church, who will provide light refreshments representing the Civil War time period. This program is free and open to the public.
Finally to wrap it all up, The T. Thomas Fortune Project presents
THE PEOPLE SPEAK AT APHS at 6:00 PM at Asbury Park High School, 1003 Sunset Avenue, Asbury Park“The People Speak LIVE,” an event in which “community-minded people from the greater throughout the area recreate the words of pivotal people in our nation’s history.
This performance is designed to create discussion about issues that affect the day to day lives of people, from immigration, violence, racism to gay rights and poverty. Voices include: Gilda Rogers and Lorraine Stone from
the T. Thomas Fortune Project; Tylik Railey and Johnelle Bass, National Spoken Word Artists; Keith DeShawn Bellamy, winner McDonald's Gospel Competition.Presented by The SPOT at the Asbury Park High School in conjunction with the T. Thomas Fortune Project
These events are approved and recommended by the T. Thomas Fortune Project A committee to raise funds for the purchase, rehabilitation and repurposing of the home of T. Thomas Fortune into a Cultural Center.
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