Yigsy Magaly, also known as "Kat," is a Salvadoran-American artist based in New Jersey. Her artistry is characterized by a series of paintings featuring abstract figures that represent a range of emotional states. Yigsy's goal is to create a world where these figures, which she calls "Emotes," exist in a realm where everything is made […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Office and the Office of Cultural Affairs are immensely proud of these brave members of Jersey City Medical Center Emergency Medical Services and honored to celebrate Emergency Medical Services Week from May 16th through May 22nd with the the annual flag raising ceremony held on Tuesday, May 23, […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize Poder Ecuatoriano USA, Poder Latino USA and Poder Hispano Inc. to celebrate the 214th Anniversary of Ecuador’s Independence during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Wednesday, May 24 2023. National Anthem of both nations will be […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Office of Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs are honored to recognize Jersey City West Indian Community and the Guyanese on the 57th Anniversary of Guyana’s Independence during their annual flag raising ceremony on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The two nations’ anthems were played […]
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A free monthly music festival series from May through September, for the last 18 years Salsa on the Grove features various local musicians and performers from Jersey City, NJ. Considered one of Jersey City’s most popular music festival series, this family-friendly event brings the Jersey City community together, to celebrate its rich history and diversity.
ACCESS JC Fridays on June 2nd features Open Studios, Live Music, Outdoor Events, and More (Jersey City, N.J., May 24, 2023) — Art House Productions announces the lineup for our upcoming ACCESS JC Fridays on Friday, June 2. Jersey City’s premiere quarterly arts festival will showcase a variety of happenings free to the public including […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize the Philippine Consulate General of East Coast, Philippine American Friendship Community (PAFCOM, Inc.) and members of the Filipino community on their 125th Anniversary of Philippine Independence during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, June 2, 2023. The Philippine Declaration […]
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.
