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UNIVERSAL AFRICAN FESTIVAL DEBUTS IN ASBURY PARK

Cultural Heritage Celebration slated for Aug 5 in Springwood Park

By Michelle Gladden


A new festival celebrating African and African-American cultural heritage will make its debut Aug. 5 at Springwood Avenue Park. The inaugural Universal African Heritage Festival is being held to encourage cross-cultural communication among communities, artists, youth and all others interested in various forms of culture and art from Africa and its Diaspora, organizers said in […]

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Jul 25, 2017
Asbury Park Schools

Saving Our Students Symposium draws national speakers

Inaugural event sponsored by Career and College Readiness Institute

By Michelle Gladden


Rosalyn Williams attended Thursday night’s ‘Saving Our Students Symposium’ to learn what she could to help guide her child’s chosen career. “She wants to be a physical therapist,” Williams, a city resident, said of her daughter Amaris. “But she wants to go the distance. She wants to get a doctorate. “I came here tonight because […]

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Dec 07, 2015