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Queen Latifah goes back to Newark to build the homes her city needs
Long before the Oscar nomination, the Emmy and the Grammy, before “Ladies First” turned a teenager into a cultural force, Dana Owens, a.k.a. Queen Latifah, was a Newark kid learning the rhythm of her neighborhood’s corners and stoops. Decades later, she went back to those same blocks, this time carrying blueprints.
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Edison's Fifth Diwali Festival Expected to Draw More Than 20,000, With Drone Show and Fireworks Planned
Edison's fifth annual Diwali Festival of Lights was scheduled for Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., with free music, dance, food and craft vendors, and a planned post-sundown drone and fireworks show. Organizers planned for the celebration to draw the kind of crowd that has made it one of the township's signature annual gatherings.
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Queen Latifah Brings Newark Housing Mission To BET Documentary
Queen Latifah‘s effort to build housing in Newark is headed to BET, which set a Friday, November 27 premiere for “You Can Go Home Again.”. The documentary follows the rapper’s return to the New Jersey community that raised her and the years of work behind RISE Living. The mixed-use development includes affordable apartments, with a name that honors her late mother, Rita.
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Hip-hop feud heats up New York governor's race
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45th Symposium on Industrial Archeology October 24th
The 45th Symposium on Industrial Archeology in New York and New Jersey will take place on October 24th in Hoboken, New Jersey. The day will feature talks from from varied professions on the archeology, history and heritage of industrial sites in the New York and New Jersey region. Deadline for registration is October 16, 2026.