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Bronx Teen’s Award-Winning Film On Incarceration And Redemption Heads To Newark
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The Newark Independent Film Festival will show “Tyrone,” Shavoy Alcock’s documentary about his mentor’s journey from Rikers Island to a career in art.
Maternal Health Services Take Shape In Trenton, Once A Birthing Desert
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Public Art Installation at American Dream Mall Celebrates World Cup
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Sherrill Signs Three Bills To Lower NJ Electricity Costs
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R&Beans Coffee is Brewing Community, Creativity and Connection in Avenel
What started as weekend conversations over coffee became a dream realized. Meet Shahidah and Dez, the husband-and-wife owners of Black-owned R&Beans Coffee in Avenel, where every cup is brewed with community, creativity and purpose.

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