East Brunswick Celebrates Black History Month With Art & Music

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — This month, East Brunswick will be celebrating Black History with a variety of informative programs for the community.

“Nelson Mandela once said, ‘education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world,’” East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen said in a statement.

“I’m so happy that East Brunswick is out front promoting Black History Month with such a wide variety of educational programs.”

The East Brunswick Arts Commission, East Brunswick Department of Aging, East Brunswick Department of Recreation, East Brunswick Human Relations Council, East Brunswick Public Library, East Brunswick Youth Council, EBTV and the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project are collaborating for this event.

All programs and events will either be held online or broadcast on EBTV, due to the pandemic.

East Brunswick Public Library hosts a lecture about the Harlem Renaissance with Randall Westbrook on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.

A faculty member at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Westbrook’s book, ‘Education and Empowerment: The Essential Writings of W.E.B. DuBois’ was named “One of 30 Books Every African American Should Read” by Jet Magazine Online.

EBTV, the East Brunswick Arts Commission and the East Brunswick Youth Council are recording several special Black History Month programs to be shared on the television network.

EBTV also broadcasts a 45-minute concert of jazz standards and soul classics performed by singer Rhonda Denet. This program is sponsored by the East Brunswick Arts Commission and the East Brunswick Public Library.

The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project released several presentations about their work to memorialize over 177 African Americans kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1818.

All of these programs can be viewed online. For a complete guide to the Black History Month programming visit www.ebpl.org/blackhistorymonth.