Students at Bayonne High School recently participated in a Cablevision Power to Learn Black History Month event that explored the legacy of the Greensboro Four. Participating in the event, which was presented in conjunction with the Smithsonian Channel, was original Greensboro Four member Joseph McNeil who spoke with students about the civil rights movement, along with Assemblyman Charles Mainor, Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell and Mayor Mark Smith. Pictured (l. to r.) with participating students are Bayonne NAACP President Al Strickland, New Jersey NAACP President James Harris, Assemblyman O’Donnell, Principal Richard Baccarella, Mayor Smith, Teacher Deidre Hurley, National Museum of American History Director of African American Culture Christopher Wilson, Greensboro Four Member McNeil, Assemblyman Mainor, Cablevision Vice President of Education Trent Anderson, Bayonne BOE Director of Language Arts, Social Studies and Service Learning Dan Ward, Smithsonian Channel Representative Lakeisha McCoy and Cablevision Director of Government Affairs Don Viapree.
Bayonne Awarded $15,000 Let’s Play Grant From Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that Dr Pepper Snapple Group and national non-profit KaBOOM! have awarded the City of Bayonne a $15,000 Let’s Play Community Construction Grant. The funding will support the reconstruction of the playground at Cottage Street Park. The grant is part of the Let’s Play initiative introduced in November of 2010 – a $15 million, three-year commitment from Dr Pepper Snapple Group to KaBOOM!, the national non-profit saving play by ensuring there is a great place to play within walking distance of every child. Together through Let’s Play, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! will build or fix up 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, benefitting an estimated five million children across North America. Continue reading Bayonne Awarded $15,000 Let’s Play Grant From Dr Pepper Snapple Group
New Jersey Golden Gloves Announces 2012 Tournament Schedule
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Last chance Next Two Days to read our February 8th -February 27th Digital Issue
Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Calvin J. Spann, to Speak at Jersey City Library Miller Branch’s Black History Month Program, 2/29
JERSEY CITY, NJ  January 30, 2012 – The Jersey City Free Public Library proudly announces the presentation of one of our country’s true heroes – Tuskegee Airman Lt. Calvin J. Spann – who will be one of the featured speakers at the 10th Annual Black History Month program of the Miller Branch Library, 489 Bergen Avenue in Jersey City, on Wednesday, February 29, at 5:30 p.m. SHARP!
           This special guest speaks because of the generosity of state, county, city official, library and foundation trustees, employees and friends, all of whom have contributed toward Lt. Spann’s speaking fee, because there has been no program money over the last 3.5 years due to the severe cuts to the library’s budget. All donors who made this program possible will be formally thanked the evening of the Black History Month program. Continue reading Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Calvin J. Spann, to Speak at Jersey City Library Miller Branch’s Black History Month Program, 2/29
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Students at Bayonne HS Explore Legacy of ‘Greensboro Four’ In Conjunction with Cablevision’s Power to Learn Education Initiative and the Smithsonian Channel
 Original ‘Greensboro Four’ Member Joseph Mc Neil Addresses Students;
Congressman Albio Sires, Assemblyman Charles Mainor,
Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell  and Mayor Mark Smith Participate
 Students at Bayonne High School will receive a history lesson firsthand from Joseph McNeil, an original member of the “Greensboro Four†and an icon of the civil rights movement. As part of the Black History Month educational initiative from Cablevision’s Power to Learn and the Smithsonian Channel, junior honors students will make presentations and elected officials will also participate.
 Monday, February 27 @ 1:00 PM
Bayonne High School (BOE Meeting Room) 669 Avenue A Bayonne, NJ 07002
Elected Officials (Congressman Albio Sires, Assemblyman Charles Mainor,
Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell, Mayor Mark Smith)
Trent Anderson, Cablevision Vice President of Education
Joseph McNeil, original member of “Greensboro Fourâ€
Christopher M. Wilson, Director/Program in African American Culture,
Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History
Joss Gross, Director of PR, Smithsonian Institution
Richard Baccarella, Principal
Deidre Hurley & Tim Maset, Junior Honors Social Studies & English Teachers
James Harris, New Jersey NAACP President
Al Strickland, Bayonne NAACP President
Applications Being Accepted for Foundation Scholarships at Hudson County Community College
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. / February 23, 2012 — The Hudson County Community College Foundation has numerous scholarships available for the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters.
 The HCCC Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications from students who are enrolled in the current academic year and new students who have completed the College’s admission application and assessment process. Applications are available in both English and Spanish through the HCCC Foundation Office ((201) 360-4006) and online at http://www.hccc.edu/FoundationScholarship/. The submission deadline is June 1.
 Student applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria for an HCCC Foundation scholarship: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and living in Hudson County; applicants may not receive more than one HCCC Foundation scholarship; applicants must submit a financial aid form (FAFSA) and supporting materials; scholarships are for tuition purposes only and may not be applied towards books, fees or outstanding balances from previous semesters.
 The Hudson County Community College Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit corporation providing tax-exempt status to contributors. The organization, which was founded in 1997, is dedicated to generating financial support for the College and its students, developing needs-based and merit scholarships, and providing seed money for innovative faculty development programs, and for the College’s physical expansion.
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Letters Bring Alive the Mom She Never Knew Daughter’s Inheritance Proved More Valuable than Money
Actress and playwright Kim Russell was an adult when she finally got to know her mother, who died when Russell was just 2 months old.
Her father, Bernard Knighten, never spoke of his first wife, Luana.
“He never shared stories, never said I looked like her, unless prompted to by my aunts,†says Russell, author of Tuskegee Love Letters (www.tuskegeeloveletters.com).
Eventually, though, he shared with her some letters he and Luana exchanged as young newlyweds during World War II. Bernard had been a Tuskegee Airman, one of the first 15 pilots in the pioneering all-African American flying squadron based in Tuskegee, Ala. Before its creation in 1941, blacks were not allowed to fly in the military.
Bernard was 23. In letters to Luana and his mother-in-law, he’s cocky, funny and clearly smitten with his beautiful wife. Luana, 21, was a bright and educated stenotypist from St. Louis, discovering a completely foreign way of life in the Deep South.
“This Tuskegee is the dirtiest place in the country,†she wrote to her mother. “You have taught me that everything in the world was nice and clean, or at least being around you, you have made things seem so, and it really hurts to find out that life isn’t really like that.†Continue reading Letters Bring Alive the Mom She Never Knew Daughter’s Inheritance Proved More Valuable than Money
HOBOKEN’S MONROE CENTER PRESENTS OPEN STUDIO DAY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26th
The Monroe Center Open Studio Day is back Sunday, Feb. 26 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
During the quarterly event, the Monroe Center for the Arts’ tenants – artists, artisans, photographers, vendors, musicians and more – open their doors to other creative souls and art lovers in Hoboken and its surrounding areas.
On Sunday, 60 artists and vendors housed in vacant studios on all five floors of the center will be participating.
Highlights: – 720 Creation Station, the first Monroe Center artists’ village. Artists include Ivan Petrovski, Vincent Zambrano, Kris Dulfer, Andrea Kroenig, Monique Sarfity and Jordan DeLiso.
– The recently-opened hob’art cooperative gallery, featuring work by members like president Liz Cohen and gallery director France Garrido as well as 57 other N.J. artists. Continue reading HOBOKEN’S MONROE CENTER PRESENTS OPEN STUDIO DAY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26th