Jersey City Free Public Library Community Awareness Series Continues with a Tribute to Malcom X
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The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to recognize Cuban American Alliance for Leadership and Education with members of the Cuban American community on their 119th Anniversary of Cuban Independence during the Flag Raising ceremony on Thursday, May 20, 2021. […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize Poder Ecuatoriano USA, Poder Latino USA and Poder Hispano Inc. to celebrate the 212th Anniversary of Ecuador’s Independence during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, May 24 2021. National Anthem of both nations will be […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize the Blacks in Law Enforcement Servicing the Community to honor Black Lives Matter with the African community during the 1st Flag Raising Ceremony held on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Blacks in […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Office of Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs are honored to recognize Jersey City West Indian Community and the Guyanese on the 55th Anniversary of Guyana’s Independence during their annual flag raising ceremony on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The two nations’ anthems were […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of Municipal Council and Office of Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize the Frederick Douglass Juneteenth Celebration and The National Juneteenth Observation Foundation on the 156th Anniversary of Juneteenth Freedom Day during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Juneteenth also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize the Philippine Consulate General of East Coast, Philippine American Friendship Community (PAFCOM, Inc.) and members of the Filipino community on their 123rd Anniversary of Philippine Independence during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, June 4, 2021. The Philippine Declaration of Independence […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Jersey City Parks Coalition are excited to welcome back Movies in the Park. This series offers free, outdoor screenings of popular films in nearly every public park across Jersey City. This […]
Happening on June 19th, 2021 on Ocean Avenue between Cator and Warner Avenues, Jersey City N.J. Black Business Event. Local Businesses will be featured. Come out and help support them!
Help celebrate Juneteenth with a Unity Ride along MLK Drive in Jersey City, N.J. Juneteenth is a commemoration of when the last slaves in the United States received word that they were free. The ride begins at the Liberty State Park Light Rail Station and ends in Audubon Park , where the Juneteenth Unity Festival […]
Join us at Audubon Park in Jersey City on June 19th to help celebrate Juneteenth, from 2pm to 6 pm Juneteenth is a commemoration of when the last slaves in the United States received word that they were free. Festivities include Food, Music, and Games!
Jersey City Ballet Theater will be performing a free concert at Enos Jones Park, Robert Clemente ball field, 237 Brunswick Street, Jersey City NJ . Jersey City Ballet Theater is paying tribute to this great American pass time, and the first ever competitive base ball game played right here in Hudson County. Baseball is a […]
July 4th fireworks celebration Join us on the 4th of July at the waterfront for a day filled with local eats, shopping and music presented by Jersey City Night Market. Exchange Place Path Plaza, 12:00pm to 10:00pm. The evening will be capped by a spectacular fireworks display by the world-famous Fireworks by Grucci. Fireworks will […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs are proud to recognize members of the Colombian community as we honor the 202nd Anniversary of Colombia’s Independence during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The indigenous societies such as the Musicas, Quimbaya and […]
JULY IS CARNIVAL MONTH!!! The JCWICACAI will be hosting the Statewide Caribbean Carnival Parade Festival on Saturday, July 24, 2021.
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.