CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH & WOMEN IN THE ARTS Community Awareness Series, presented by the Jersey City Free Public Library FREE PERFORMANCE at the Miller Branch Library Dr. Daisy Nelson Century presents "The Life & Times of Sojourner Truth" Sojourner Truth was a principal historical figure, a fierce abolitionist and one of the most well-known […]
A special lecture commemorating Martin Luther King Jr's historic 1968 speech in Jersey City. Wednesday, March 28, 7-8:30 PM Apple Tree House 298 Academy Street Jersey City, NJ Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic 1968 speech at Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church in Jersey City, St. Peter's University Professor of History Dr. John Johnson will […]
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs are pleased to present UrbEx 101: Investigating Abandoned New Jersey A special lecture with historian Luke Boyd, as part of the NJCH’s Public Scholars Project. Thursday, May 10 7-9 PM, lecture to commence @ 7:30 PM Apple Tree House 298 […]
The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy Presents a Historic Walk: Learn about the architecture and history of the Lafayette neighborhood. Tour begins at the Lafayette Park band shell. Click here to reserve your spot.
The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy Presents a Historic Walk: Join Reverend Jon Brown, Old Bergen Church, for an evening walking tour of the Old Bergen Cemetery. Learn about the early Dutch of families of Jersey City. Tour begins at the cemetery gate. Click here to reserve your spot. Suggestion donation for the cemetery restoration fund: […]
The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy Presents An evening of food, history and great conversation. Celebrate Jersey City preservation efforts. Admission: $50 in advance; $60 at door. 2018 Award Categories: Excellence in Preservation Award Theodore Conrad Preservationist Award Jersey City Legend Award Preservation Initiative Award J. Owen Grundy History Award Click here for tickets and to […]
As part of 2018 Apple Tree House lecture series, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities welcomes Henry Hascup, president and historian of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, to present "Dempsey v. Carpentier: Jersey City's Million Dollar Fight." This FREE lecture will be held at the Apple […]
As part of 2018 Apple Tree House lecture series, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities welcomes The Hudson County Community College Department of Cultural Affairs as they present a night of poetry and prose. In celebration of National Book Month, HCCC faculty and distinguished community members will read […]
As part of 2018 Apple Tree House lecture series, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities welcomes guest speakers Luke Boyd and David Goodwin. Washington Irving is best known for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," but did you know that some of his short stories were set in Jersey […]
As part of 2018 Apple Tree House lecture series, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities welcomes guest speaker Ron Semple. In 1916, World War I came to Jersey City. German agents destroyed a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in Jersey City that was meant to supply the […]
**CANCELLED due to the impending winter storm** Together with Hudson Pride Center, we have rescheduled this event for Thursday, January 10th. The Office of Cultural Affairs and Hudson Pride Center are excited to partner together for a public scholar event, held at the Apple Tree House. The event, Beyond Bathrooms & Binaries, will be presented […]
As part of 2018 Apple Tree House lecture series, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities welcomes guest speaker Brian Murray. Newark Avenue was a vital escape route during the American Revolution for the Patriot cause. The road connected vital supply routes for General George Washington and his allies. […]
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.
