Jersey City Theatre Center presents Kofago Dance Ensemble Kofago Dance Ensemble Kofago’s founder and artistic director has been serving communities in the Untied States and the global diaspora for over twenty years. The company’s dance repertoire pulls heavily from Kevin’s 20-plus years of West African dance experience. Founded in 2015, Kofago Dance Ensemble began as […]
JCFRIDAYS Tarik Mendes Art Studio Friday, December 2nd, 4:00pm-10:00pm Tarik Mendes Art, Studio 219, 2nd Floor 150 Bay St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 A mix of Tarik Mendes Art Studio and exhibition located at 150 Bay Street 2nd Floor, Studio 219 in the Powerhouse Arts District. NOTE: Entrance lobby for the 2nd floor studios is […]
Nimbus Dance’s Jersey City Nutcracker returns in 2022 with 13 performances, beginning December 9th running through December 23rd, of this acclaimed production! Set to Tchaikovsky’s renowned orchestral score, Jersey City Nutcracker tells the story of two children’s city adventure, following them through fantasy, adversity, and celebration, with lessons about friendship and community along the way. […]
Alex Grubard and Nate Marshall bring a stand-up comedy night like no other to Pet Shop every third Thursday!
ANTHONY BOONE IS A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST AND A SPIRITED THINKER AND VISUALIZER IN ADDITION TO BEING AN APPAREL GRAPHIC DESIGNER. HE SPECIALIZES IN SEVERAL FORMS OF ART INCLUDING MIXED MEDIA, SCULPTING AND FASHION DESIGN. AS AN ORIGINAL HIS OWN NICHE, BOONE BELIEVES IN PLAYING BY HIS OWN RULES AND MAKING USE OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF […]
Join us for Just ADD Sound: 2023 NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING, Thu, Jan 19, 2023 7:00 PM on ZOOM and Facebook LIVE. Through interviews, performances and a Q & A, Just ADD Sound explores “Redefining and Rebuilding Community” related to race and racism. This event is Free and Open to the Public but audiences […]
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The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.
