NJ Celebrates Black History Month

2018 Black History Month Events
A full List of Black History Month Events around New Jersey.
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William Trent House Museum
Lift Every Voice:
African American Poetry from Colonial Times to Today

The Newark Public Library

Rider University
Gospel Fest and student musical theater production headline month-long event series
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The Newark Museum
Skywatchers of Africa
Planetarium Show
Skywatchers of Africa highlights the diversity of African astronomy.

Rowan University
Rowan University is presenting a series of events throughout the month of February to mark Black History Month.
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New Jersey State Museum Planetarium
Follow the Drinking Gourd
This NJSM original production is set during the time of slavery in the United States

DOS - New Jersey Historical Commission
38th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series
The Space Between the Notes:
The Social Life of Music in Black History

New Jersey Judiciary
2018 Black History Month Video
Camden County Judge Charles Dortch talks about his experience with segregation as a child and the impact it had on his path to the bench.
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