NJ Amistad Commission

The Amistad Commission welcomes you to join in with us as we participate with Montclair State University Department of African American Studies,
Center of Pedagogy, MSU Network on Educational Renewal TODAY- Monday, April 25 at 4pm for a conversation with Dr. Adelaide Sanford, the first African-American and first woman to be Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents - New York State Department of Education. With her background as a teacher, professor, policy maker, and school official, Dr. Sanford offers a unique perspective and wide range of experience with critical issues related to equity in education.

During this webinar we will also honor Dr. Sanford's work as an advocate for under-served and underrepresented children and her stellar accomplishments with closing the student and school performance gap.

This is the registration link and QR code:
https://tinyurl.com/drasanford

Calling all 8th-12th grade teachers, history organizations, & social studies providers: You're invited to join Revolution NJ’s virtual Educator’s Info Session where you can earn a professional development certificate! Visit bit.ly/33Sy2kV to register & learn more ✅

All March long we are honoring Women who are shattering ceilings right here in our communities with HERstory: The Power of Women

Janet Wide Awake: The Hedgepeth-Williams Dream | Passage Theatre Written and performed by both theatre professionals and students from Hedgepeth-Williams Middle School of the Arts, JANET WIDE AWAKE shares our local history with the next generation and shows us what can happen when you stand up for what’s right.

Join in and celebrate educators moving the mission in Newark...

We will salute 3 Newark educators who are centering black history in the lives of young people ✊🏾🇺🇸

'Finally': Tuskegee Airmen honored 73 years after competition win was 'swept under the rug' The 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen, made history in 1949 as winners of a gunnery competition that drew top Air Force pilots.