Celebrating Black History Month: Local Events
Head to your local library or community center for events honoring African-American heritage
Local libraries and other venues have scheduled a host of events celebrating and honoring African-American history and culture in recognition of Black History Month. Check out these offerings in Ocean County.
Berkeley
Quilting for Freedom-Drop In Craft: Ocean County Library-Berkeley Branch. Stop in anytime this month to make a drop-in craft. Create a paper quilt square displaying your family name, to be added to our community quilt honoring Black History Month. Learn about freedom quilts and the Underground Railroad. All ages.
Black History Month Karaoke Celebration: Feb. 28, 6 p.m. Ocean County Library-Berkeley Branch. Sing along with the famous black singers from the ages in a celebration of diversity in music. Please contact YA Librarian Natalie about song selection. Ages 13-18. Registration required.
Lacey
African-American Genealogy in Ocean County: Feb. 29, 7 p.m. Ocean County Library-Lacey Branch. Join in to learn the resources that focus on African-American Genealogies and Histories in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
Manchester
Motown Sound with a Musical Performance by Jon Turk: Feb. 28, 2 p.m. Ocean County Library-Manchester Branch, 7 p.m. at Point Pleasant Beach Branch. Sing and dance along and celebrate 50 years of Motown sound with a musical preformance by Jon Turk.
Toms River
Visit Ocean County College for an evening of gospel singers, soloists, praise dancers, and vendors at the12th Annual Gospel Extravaganza on Saturday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. This event will be held in the Arts and Community Center Theatre (Building 18), Ocean County College Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, NJ.
Admission: $10 adults and $7 students/seniors. Purchase tickets at the Office of Student Life located in the College Center (Building 15) or call 732-255-0348.
This column will run every Monday through the month of February. If you or your organization are hosting an event for Black History Month please send the information to our community editor, Jeanne Crump, at jeanne.m.crump@gmail.com.
Sick_of_itall
5:22 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
I'm so offended by this article and really offended by the above comment
Helen
11:14 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I hope the same for my grandchildren
George Ronald Adkisson
9:47 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
I am surprised...the Obama administration has been too busy themselves running for office...Looks like your community would even celebrate the signing of the Constitution of the united States too...when Washington was very quiet that day.
Hopefully everyone will have a good month...this month is the month I was born...and my mother too...a day apart.We celebrate the twist of two years too...1935 and 1953...the 21st and 22nd. Anyway...everyday is a special day...especially her birthday. Chow!
clea torres
1:31 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
wow george this article really does draw out the racists. nothing like bashing a black president on a black history month article . which of course is overshadowed by your birthday. whoop dee doo
Mickey
7:40 am on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
so if a black man & a white man criticize George Bush...then only the black man would be a racist ? if you want to truly see everyone treated equal...drop the race card, it's old already. judge and hold each person accountable for their actions.
BN
1:44 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
If we are to truly judge people "not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character", then we don't treat them with kid gloves BECAUSE of their color. Obama is lousy president.
...and Carter (a white dude) wasn't so hot either.
getinvolved1
1:57 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
I don't have my calendar handy with me right now. Can anyone tell me when White, Asian, or Spanish history month is this yerar or is it still just discriminatory against them.
Keeping whats mine
7:15 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I wondered the same thing. Also saw if its true, a statue of George Washington was covered during a MLK gathering so no one was offended. Are you kidding me?
Helen
8:33 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Deliberate implosion of US economy -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nU7wGe2A6k
lil mama
12:24 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
I don't understand why blacks call whites racist when the people of America have given them all they ask. They have a whole month to celebrate and their own kwanza now. Most of all they now are given presidents day with the first black president. I believe women get the short end in this world. We haven't been president yet nor do Americans celebrate any womens birthdays
Da Brickz
1:06 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Forget black history month what we need is Da Brickz history month
Joe Stewart
3:13 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
This gets really old. The days of the black oppression are GONE! Yes, Black people played a part in the history of this country; however, there are no longer and living slaves or slave owners and no one can discriminate legally due to color.. This being said, why do we need the NAACP? Isn't it racist to say that my white daughter cannot apply for a NAACP scholarship....yup. Isn't it racist to have BET television....yup...no one here starting WET television...why? Because all the people that want to keep the race card going would have a cow! Why can black people call themselves the "N" word and its ok....but as soon as a white person says it they are prejudice. I could go on for a long time giving these examples, but the truth is that the pendulum is swinging the opposite direction now. How about getting everyone of every color to start doing some parenting and get the kids off the streets and educated. As a country we need to keep ourselves united as Americans....we all bleed red and we are all the same race...humans.
craig
6:26 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
Well said Joe
Drivingtoofar
9:59 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
We do have white version of BET...Fox News
Sean Conneamhe
10:10 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
"Yes, we are all human beings. 'Races' were invented by governments and corporations to divide and control."