George was one of 400+ participants in Newark’s guaranteed income (GI) pilot, which supported economically vulnerable residents with cash payments during a two year period. About The Newark Movement for Economic Equity The City of Newark, New Jersey is launching its first mayor-led guaranteed income pilot program. In Fall 2021, 400 Newark residents will receive bi-weekly payments of $250 and semi...
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Jennymarie was one of 400+ participants in Newark’s guaranteed income (GI) pilot, which supported economically vulnerable residents with cash payments during a two year period. About The Newark Movement for Economic Equity The City of Newark, New Jersey is launching its first mayor-led guaranteed income pilot program. In Fall 2021, 400 Newark residents will receive bi-weekly payments of $250 and...
The artist-led reproductive and gender-affirming rights exhibition, touring over a dozen cities, launched its TRUCK TALKS series in Newark.
During PRIDE month 2024, local artists, activists and community members repainted the Sound the Rainbow! (2023) mural, a 550 foot long asphalt mural on Treat Place and Maiden Lane in Newark, New Jersey. This public engagement, led by the volunteer coalition “Service & Solidarity,” restored the ground murals to their full, colorful glory. The two-block mural has become a powerful...
Poet Bimpé Fageyinbo delivers a powerful ode to the memory and spirit of Harriet Tubman while underscoring the timeless urgency of real freedom for Black people, then and now. LIBERATION: Poetry Films Inspired by Harriet Tubman is a powerful series of short films inspired by the legacy of Harriet Tubman, in celebration of the new Harriet Tubman Monument in Newark. Poem Written & Performed...
LIBERATION Films: Poet Mia X invokes the epic courage of Harriet Tubman in a pulsating testament to the freedom fighter’s rebellious rescues, which shaped generations of Americans. LIBERATION: Poetry Films Inspired by Harriet Tubman is a powerful series of short films inspired by the legacy of Harriet Tubman, in celebration of the new Harriet Tubman Monument in Newark. Poem Written &...
Poet Kween Moore pays tribute to the journey of Harriet Tubman while embodying her eternal spirit in this powerful soliloquy. LIBERATION: Poetry Films Inspired by Harriet Tubman is a powerful series of short films inspired by the legacy of Harriet Tubman, in celebration of the new Harriet Tubman Monument in Newark. Poem Written & Performed by Kween MooreDirected by Yuri Alves Produced: Igor...
Artist at Work | Yasmin De Jesus Yasmin De Jesus is an Afro-Latina muralist and artist from Newark, New Jersey, whose work emphasizes positive change and social impact. Yasmin’s works include the “Newark Voices” mural at Audible’s HQ, part of the Newark Artist Collaboration, the “Stronger Together” mural at a Community Center in Newark, in...
Artist at Work x 4CPA | Daniela Puliti Welcome Quilt Daniela Puliti’s colorful sidewalk mural, Welcome Quilt, can be found at Treat Place in Downtown Newark, NJ. The mural features a crochet-style patchwork of designs and colors, inspired by the LGBTQ flag and the decorative arts collection at the Newark Museum, where she pulled some of the hand-painted patterns. Conceptually, it is an ode...
Artist at Work x 4CPA | Gabe Ribeiro Newark is for Artists Newark is for Artists is a typographic print mural by Gabe Ribeiro, now located in the heart of the Four Corners Public Arts murals and installations on Treat Place. The message is forthright and profound, staking a claim that artists must be central to the identity and development of (a city like) Newark. Newark is for Artists featured...