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From January 2024 to June 2024, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Career Accelerator Program will support three New Jersey-based Career Accelerator Fellows who identify as emerging theater professionals of color.

The Fellows will each spend eight weeks working part-time at the Alliance and 16 weeks working part-time at two member theaters (eight weeks at each). The Alliance will pay the Fellows $15/hour during all three placements, as well as a $500 travel stipend and a $500 living expense (childcare, healthcare, tuition, debt repayment, etc.) stipend.

Applications can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CareerAcceleratorFellowFY24.  Application deadline is Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. First round interviews take place Oct. 10 – 20, 2023.

If interested or with questions about the program, contact Daria M. Sullivan at dsullivan@njtheatrealliance.org.

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The inaugural Black Asian American Solidarity Professional Development Event is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Princeton University’s Carl Fields Center.

Some 100+ educators from more than 55 N.J. schools and representatives from the New Jersey Department of Education, New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), and American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) are registered to attend the free, inaugural event, which features small group sessions about Black history, AAPI history, and cross-cultural solidarity, including:

• Trauma psychologist and racial justice advocate Dr. Nathalie Edmond—racial identity, marginalized identities, and how to psychologically ground oneself for teaching emotionally charged material. 
• Assemblymember and Princeton Professor Sadaf Jaffer—Asian American history. 
• Denyse Leslie, Dr. Joy Barnes-Johnson, and Leonie Houndode of the Paul Robeson House of Princeton—developing interdisciplinary lessons about the life and legacy of Paul Robeson. 
• Local historian, retired Princeton high school guidance counselor, and sixth-generation Princetonian Shirley Satterfield of the Witherspoon Jackson Cultural and Historical Society—Black history in Princeton and the process of desegregation of the schools in Princeton, which she experienced firsthand.

The event is organized by the E Pluribus Unum Project in collaboration with the NJEA, Paul Robeson House of Princeton, Not In Our Town Princeton, and the Witherspoon Jackson Cultural and Historical Society.Tickets have been reserved for K–12 teachers, curriculum supervisors, and K–12 educators and administrators. Contact theepuproject@gmail.com with any questions. Further information is at http://facebook.com/theepuproject and https://www.instagram.com/theepuproject/.

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The 12th annual Black College Expo is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Medgar Evers College (1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225).

Sponsored by the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), this event welcomes students of all ages. High school juniors, seniors, transfers, and adult students will be able to engage in one-on-one interactions with representatives from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), along with a diverse range of other colleges and universities. 

Key highlights of the event include informative seminars, students being accepted on the spot, having college application fees waived, and receiving scholarships on site. High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to bring their transcripts and ACT/SAT test scores to maximize their chances of securing admission to some of the institutions. Some colleges will also be recruiting college transfer students to be accepted on the spot. Students are welcome to “Unlock Your Career Path” by exploring job and internship opportunities in connection with industry-leading companies looking to recruit talented students. 

For more information about the 12th Annual Black College Expo and to register for the event, visit www.ncrfoundation.org or call 877-427-4100. Admission to this year’s Black College Expo is free thanks to N.Y. State Senator Kevin S. Parker and Medgar Evers College President, Dr. Patricia Ramsey.  

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