“Congratulations to the Center for Community Arts History Committee for receiving the New Jersey Historical Commission's Award of Recognition! This award is in recognition of its recent publication, "Black Voices of Cape May: A Feeling of Community." Join us on March 5th at 3:00pm at Thomas Edison University as we present the Award of Recognition to the Center for Community Arts Community History Committee. More information and registration details at can be found at bit.ly/23njawards. Pictured from left to right: Izzy Gordon, Barbara Dreyfuss, Wanda Evelyn, Yvonne Wright-Gary, Rachel Dolhanczyk, Emily Dempsey, Hope Gaines, and Susan Tischler Cape May Times”
Black Voices of Cape May/A Feeling of Community.
CCA’s multi-award-winning community history program was recently cited by the New Jersey Historical Commission for an Award of Recognition for our publication of “Black Voices of Cape May/A Feeling of Community.” The award recognizes contributions to and the preservation of New Jersey History. In 2021, CCA was given a Champion of Diversity award jointly by the Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (one of three made to Southern New Jersey organizations) and received a Library Champion award from the New Jersey Library Association for our work in saving and restoring the Franklin Street School, and its repurposing as a branch of the Cape May County Library.
CCA’s Community History Committee jubilantly announces the publication of BLACK VOICES OF CAPE MAY; A FEELING OF COMMUNITY. The result of twenty five years of interviews and research, this book is a unique collection of memories and photographs that are a window on African American experiences in Cape May and the surrounding communities. This is the first book on this topic. Ever.
The Center for Community Arts will present a session describing our upcoming book, Black Voices of Cape May; A Feeling of Community at this annual workshop sponsored by Stockton University's Continuing Studies department.
CCA's Community History Project committee has been interviewing Cape May area African American residents for 25 years, and their collection of these oral histories forms the content of the book. Our workshop will describe the processes of interviewing, editing, and producing, and members of the committee will talk about what we've learned and how these studies relate to the conference theme of "Migration and Movement".
Presenters are Rachel Dolhanczyk, CCA's Director of Community History Projects, and Yvonne Wright Gary and Hope Gaines, original members of the History Committee.
Center for Community Arts & Chase Arts Presents
Shine The Light Of Truth
A solo performance by Debra Mims
Saturday, March 19
Two shows: 2:00 P.M. and 6:30 P.M.
Ida B. Wells was a journalist, anti-lynching civil rights leader, newspaper editor, and truly a remarkable woman. Shine the Light of Truth celebrates the life of this inspiring, outspoken, courageous woman. Award-winning actress and living history performer, Debra Mims embodies the fire, passion, spirit, and eloquence of the great Ida B. Wells.
