Brick City Vanguard: Amiri Baraka, Black Music and Black Modernity
Wednesday, June 30th | 6:00 PM Tune in on Zoom or Facebook Live Tony Bolden (Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk, Langston Hughes Review)... Read More
The Power of Black Hair 3.0: Why Are People So Afraid of Naturally Textured Black Hair? And why The CROWN* Act is so Important
Wednesday March 24, 2021 • 6-7:45pm Tune in on Zoom and Facebook Live The Friends of the James Brown African American Room Present: The Power of... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture
Thursday, January 21st | 6:00-7:00 PM Tune in on or Facebook The Newark Public Library Board of Trustees President Lauren Wells, Ph.D. will moderate a... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture
Thursday, January 21st | 6:00-7:00 PM Tune in on or Facebook The Newark Public Library Board of Trustees President Lauren Wells, Ph.D. will moderate a... Read More
Friends of JBAAR: Fourth Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
Tuesday, December 29th | 6 PM Tune in on & Facebook! Friends of the James Brown African American Room Present: The Fourth Annual Kwanzaa Celebration... Read More
A Discussion about African American Women in Rock & Roll with Author Maureen Mahon
Thursday, November 19th | 6:00 PM Tune in on Zoom – details below Join us for a discussion with NYU Professor and Author, Maureen Mahon, about... Read More
A Discussion with Ayana Stafford-Morris of Newark Moonlight Cinema
Wednesday, September 16th | 5:00 PM Tune in on Please join us for a discussion about Black films and moviegoing during the pandemic with Newark... Read More
Arrest to Arraignment: The Power of Knowing
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 | 6:00-8:00 PM The Newark Public Library, 2nd Floor JBAAR | 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Join the Friends of... Read More
Juneteenth Movie Night – Part 2
Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 | 5-8 PM The Newark Public Library, Second Floor JBAAR | 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Join us for a... Read More
Juneteenth Movie Night
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 | 6-8 PM The Newark Public Library, Second Floor JBAAR | 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Join us for a... Read More