That’s right, MAPSO Funk Fest Founder Lexi Hellerman has proclaimed: “MAPSO Funk Fest is going to be a family event created to celebrate the diversity of MAPSO through food, music, and the arts! MAPSO Funk Fest will be showcasing & supporting Black & minority-owned restaurants and artisan businesses in the…

Who Is Gregory Burrus the Live Music Ambassador who produces many Gregory Burrus Around Town Live Music Events? Where it all started with Gregory Burrus Productions Where it all started. With a strong telecommunications management, business process, information technology background, Gregory led major corporate-wide systems and customer service and delivery teams in AT&T and Verizon. Responsible for managing…

Diaper disparity is real. According to The Diaper Dilemma, “One in three U.S. mothers experiences diaper need, which, for kids, can lead to infections, rashes, irritability, and trouble securing childcare.” …

The Junior League of Montclair-Newark is proud to present a panel discussion with one of the leading anti-human trafficking agencies in New Jersey- Covenant House New Jersey. Human trafficking is colloquially called “modern-day slavery,” and affects people from all demographics. As of December 2019, over 247 cases of human trafficking…

Junior League Montclair-Newark, Inc. Annual Holiday Market Supports Black Owned Businesses Montclair, NJ (JLMN) December 3, 2020 — Small businesses are an essential part of the U.S. economy and the coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected small black businesses during these tough economic times. To address this disparity the Junior League of Montclair- Newark is focusing their Annual Holiday Market on a…

Village President Sheena Collum said it perfectly — “Never easy to pay tribute to someone who was one in a bazillion.”Lee May, who we all called Boz, is such a tremendous loss for the South Orange community but she wouldn’t want tears or sadness.” Lee Boz May — Live Music…