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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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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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Newark Community Garden Works to Address Food Insecurity and Expand Access to Fresh Produce
Green tomatoes hang from towering vines, yellow marigolds bloom between vegetable beds and fragrant herbs grow along gravel pathways at a Newark garden that was once an illegal dumping site. Nearly a decade ago, Charmaine La Fortune set out to transform the neglected lot on South 20th Street. Today, her...
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NJ Lottery Winner, Montclair VegFest Returns, Plus More News You Missed in Montclair + Essex County
It’s been another busy week in Montclair + Essex County and we’ve got all the headlines to get you up to speed. Among the highlights: East Orange considers a change in policies impacting who pays apartment rental fees; a winning New Jersey lottery ticket was sold in Montvale; and the Watchung School in Montclair will host a Ruby Bridges Walk next week to honor the civil rights icon.