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Orators Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King
Why We Can't Wait - Dr. King Commemoration Program
Dr. King's Dream Revisited - Plainfield & Somerset Chapters
The Gettysburg Address Reinterpreted - Piscataway Chapter
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Manhattan Institute Awards Eloise Samuels a Civic Society Fellows
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/eloise-samuels
Manhattan Institute Announces Second Cohort of Civil Society Fellows
Three Nonprofit Leaders Will Receive $10,000 Fellowships for Efforts Addressing Social Challenges
NEW YORK, NY — Today, the Manhattan Institute announced its second cohort of Civil Society Fellows, nonprofit leaders who will receive a $10,000 fellowship for their efforts to improve their local communities by addressing or preventing a social challenge. The institute’s 15-month Civil Society Fellows Program will help three individuals raise national awareness for their missions and make the case for the essential nature and value of their nonprofit work.
“These outstanding leaders are filling a need in their community where a government program simply cannot, and they are strengthening our social fabric in the process,” said Annie Dwyer, director of Manhattan Institute’s Civil Society Fellows Program. “Civil society is a fundamental part of America’s foundation, and this year’s fellows and their organizations are critical to the well-being and future of our nation. We hope their work will inspire others in communities around the country to take it upon themselves to assist those in need and help people change the course of their lives.”
Read more details in the Manhattan Institute press release:
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/press/announcing-second-cohort-civil-society-fellows
Van Jones, CNN News Commentator & Abigail Ibironke, Easton Chapter
Van Jones having a private discussion with Abigail Ibironke, New Brunswick Chapter, about her presentation at J&J ML King Program..
Van Jones with Eloise Samuels, Founder & President honored by Johnson & Johnson with the 2019 Community Service Award.
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How students perform in two key areas, reading and math, may affect how they see the world and how they make decisions in that world. Standardized testing in New Jersey has revealed that African-Americans and other minority “at-risk” youth…are not scoring competitively in language skills. Sixty-eight percent of New Jersey high school students met or exceeded literacy expectations. Read more…
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