gilda rogers Archives - Red Bank Green

RED BANK: SPOTLIGHT ON FASHION’S HISTORIC ROLE

RED BANK: Fortune Center and Two River Theater team up to showcase the Ebony Fashion Fair and its role in Civil Rights history.

March 25th @ 8am

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"

RED BANK: NURTURING FORTUNE’S LEGACY

RED BANK: Opening this month, exhibit honoring editor and activist T. Thomas Fortune looks at his life, work and legacy.

October 9th, 2023 @ 12pm

RED BANK: ‘FORTUNE TELLERS’ GET READY

RED BANK: Ahead of an October exhibit on the history of the Black press, students learn docent skills at T. Thomas Fortune Center.

August 1st, 2023 @ 7pm

RED BANK: KEEPING FORTUNE’S VOICE ALIVE

red-bank-suubi-and-gilda-7_23_21-500x375-9101105

RED BANK: Suubi Mondesir has helped give voice to the ideals of the Fortune Cultural Center since she was in high school – and the center was still a dream.

August 9th, 2021 @ 7am

RED BANK: FORTUNE TO HOST PARKER ROOM

red-bank-fortune-center-051221-3-500x332-7796471

RED BANK: T. Thomas Fortune Center to host permanent exhibit on father-and-son physicians Drs. James Parker Sr. and Jr. under Monmouth Medical Center sponsorship.

June 23rd, 2021 @ 9am

RED BANK: MARCH INAUGURATES JUNETEENTH

red-bank-juneteenth-denzel-donaldson-061921-1-220x165-4302153

RED BANK: Juneteenth holiday inaugurated with march bookended by events at Pilgrim Baptist Church and T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.

June 21st, 2021 @ 7am

RED BANK: DEMOCRATS FORM BLACK CAUCUS

RED BANK: Democrats announce creation of Black caucus to "bring forward future civic leaders and field future candidates," among other objectives.

January 19th, 2021 @ 7am

RED BANK: JAZZMAN VISITS FORTUNE CENTER

branford-marsalis-fortune-visit-022620-4-500x332-7068271

RED BANK: Before taking the stage at the Basie Wednesday night, Branford Marsalis paid a pre-concert visit to the T. Thomas Fortune Center.

February 27th, 2020 @ 6am

RED BANK: FORTUNE SETS ‘BASIE 2020’ SKED

t-thomas-fortune-cultural-center-021320-220x146-5944391

RED BANK: T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center sets 'Basie 2020' slate of events to commemorate 85th anniversary of the Count Basie Orchestra.

February 18th, 2020 @ 7am

RED BANK: FORTUNE CULTURAL CENTER OPENS

red-bank-fortune-house-052319-1-500x332-2618096

RED BANK: With a mission of promoting civil rights, T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center opens in house that came perilously close to being bulldozed.

May 24th, 2019 @ 9am

RED BANK: FORTUNE ‘MIRACLE’ COMPLETED

red-bank-fortune-house-022019-2-500x332-2920840

RED BANK: Once facing demolition, the onetime home of pioneering civil rights journalist T. Thomas Fortune has now been restored. You can tour it this weekend.

February 21st, 2019 @ 11am

RED BANK: NEW HISTORY IN FORTUNE HOUSE

fortune-house-111317-4-220x165-5410714

RED BANK: Builder finds new history, and a lot of rot, in effort to restore Fortune House, onetime home of pioneering civil rights journalist.

November 14th, 2017 @ 11am

RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE LAUDS VOLUNTEER

suubi-mondesir-2017-500x333-8048960

RED BANK: The committee seeking to preserve the historic T. Thomas Fortune House honored a young volunteer at a fundraiser held earlier this month.

October 24th, 2017 @ 12pm

RED BANK: RACIAL ROOTS OF MEMORIAL DAY

rb-greason-021014-2-500x375-6317227

RED BANK: As part of a series called "Let's Talk About Race," the library hosts a lecture Wednesday night on "The Surprising Origins of Memorial Day."

May 31st, 2017 @ 5am

RED BANK: A FORTUNE HAPPY HOUR

fortune-house-112616-500x375-1960379

RED BANK: The historic T. Thomas Fortune House committee toasts its good fortune while bolstering its coffers with a Happy Hour fundraiser later this month.

May 3rd, 2017 @ 11am

RED BANK: FORTUNE SMILES ON “LET’S TALK”

gilda-rogers-072116-500x375-2808389

RED BANK: An update on the plan to rescue and restore the historic Fortune House is the focus of this month's "Let's Talk About Race" forum, Wednesday night at the Public Library.

September 26th, 2016 @ 12pm

RBR FRESHMEN DISCUSS HISTORY, HARMONY

gilda-rogers-sid-bernstein-summerslam-5116625

LITTLE SILVER: Students of Red Bank Regional's Summer Slam program are treated to special guest presentations on racial tolerance, and the legacy of Red Bank's T. Thomas Fortune.

August 22nd, 2016 @ 5am

RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE’S GOOD FORTUNE

mumford-fortune-072716-1-500x375-1509794

RED BANK: The crumbling Fortune House gives journalism students a taste of what it's planned to become: a cultural and educational center.

July 28th, 2016 @ 10am

RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE RESCUE PLAN OK’D

ferrigine-rogers-072116-220x165-1479366

RED BANK: A plan to save the Fortune House, and build 31 apartments out back, wins zoning board approval..

July 22nd, 2016 @ 1am

RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE PLAN SCHEDULED

rb-fortune-house-100614-3-500x375-3583062

RED BANK: A developer's plan to preserve the Fortune House, and build 32 apartments, goes to the zoning board this week.

July 18th, 2016 @ 9am

Partyline

RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER

RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.

TULIPS TOGETHER

Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.

RIVER RANGERS RETURN

River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...

DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK

Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...

A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...

CONE OF UNCERTAINTY

Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...

RAIL RIDER’S VIEW

A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.

PUT ME IN COACH!

Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...

Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...

SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL

The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...

RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK

A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...

CREATIVE COVER UP

The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...

THEY’RE BACK!

Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...

SPRING IS SPRUNG

RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.

RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST

Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...

EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK

An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...

PRESEASON DOCKWORK

RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.

CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?

It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...

SURFBOARD DITCHED

It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board. (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...

ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!

Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...