SvnO1 Children’s Halloween Party and Light Show
Join the new SvnO1 Community events space for our first community event. Our Children’s Halloween Party with treats, games, and light show!
Join the new SvnO1 Community events space for our first community event. Our Children’s Halloween Party with treats, games, and light show!
2ndAnnual Hope Rising Gospel Concert which will be held outdoors at The Mary McCleod Bethune Park Promenade on Saturday, August 20th, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Live music, prayer, trivia, testimonies and vendors are all scheduled to be included in this amazing event that is free to the public. Some of the additional resources we […]
Coffee with a cop is our community of Greenville engaging with law enforcement about our needs and how we can a benefit from working together.
The Jersey City Restaurant Association is hosting its annual Restaurant Week January 23rd – February 5th 2022. Experience local restaurants with takeout and contactless delivery as well as in-person promotions- JC Food businesses need your support now more than ever!. We’ve got a host of restaurants offering a wide range of cuisines all over Jersey […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to celebrate the African American History Month during the flag raising on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
African American History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It was first recognized in 1976 as an expansion of Negro History Week, which was first established in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. In February 1969, Black History Month was first proposed by black educators and the Black United Students at Kent State University. The first celebration of Black History Month took place at Kent State one year later, from January 2 to February 28, 1970. In 1976, the celebration expanded to include the entire month of February, the birth month of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, an American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman.
While African American History Month is synonymous with prominent figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver and Barack Obama, there are countless other African Americans who’ve made a profound impact in history: self-made millionaire Madam C.J. Walker, astronaut Mae C. Jemison, open-heart surgeon Daniel Hale Williams, inventor Garret Morgan, media mogul Oprah Winfrey and “Father of Black History” Carter G. Woodson, who lobbied extensively to establish African American History Month as a nationwide celebration, among many others.
African American History Month has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
Mayor Fulop and the City Council are joined by community members
To view the flag raising on YouTube please, CLICK HERE