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26 JULY 2021 | TheJournalNJ.com
Summer Events
at T. Thomas
Fortune House
This summer the T. Thomas Fortune House is presenting several
events for all ages. Alexandria Lewis, a fortune teller, poet and public
speaker, will be teaching “Amandla Poetry” classes each Thursday
from July 22 to Aug. 12 from 4 to 5:30 pm for ages 12 through
18. Lewis’s classes will teach different forms of poetry. In the Nguni language
the meaning of “Amandla” is “power,” power of the pen regarding
social justice issues. The four-week program will culminate into an
open mic night for participants to share their poetry. These classes are in
partnership with Project Write Now.
Gilda Rogers, the executive director of the Cultural Center, will be
leading her Sidewalk Smiles Conversations Writing Workshop at the
cultural center on Thursday, July 29 from 6 to 7:30 pm with a fee of
$25. Hosted by Project Write Now, Rogers will be sharing her “Sidewalk
receive a package of cards to keep, written and created by Rogers. All
proceeds support the Amandla Poetry summer writing classes.
On Sunday, Aug. 1 from 5 to 7 pm, the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural
Center and Ranney School will salute and celebrate Dr. Walter Greason,
who was recently appointed professor and chair of the department of
history at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Greason is president
emeritus of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation, and he will continue
to work with the Cultural Center in an advisory role.
He said, “Very few scholars ever see their research used during
their lifetimes. Among those, it is unique for academic work to lead to
the creation of a National Historic Landmark. For me, the foundation
and cultural center represent a miraculous dream come true.”
The event will also feature the winner of the T. Thomas Fortune Academic
Merit scholarship and a performance by a jazz ensemble from
Ranney School. Tickets are $75 and $125. The $175 ticket price includes
a signed book from Greason. The money raised will go to the T. Thomas
Fortune Foundation’s educational programming.
On Saturday, Aug. 21 from 6 to 8 pm, the Cultural Center will celebrate
Count Basie’s Birthday. Basie is Red Bank’s native son and was the
will feature live jazz music on the front lawn of the cultural center.
For more information, contact evelynfortunefoundation@gmail.
com, follow @t.thomasfortune on Instagram and @TThomasFortune9 on
Twitter and like the center on Facebook @tthomasfortuneculturalcenter.
Visit TThomasFortuneCulturalCenter.org.
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