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RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE WELCOMES MELBA MOORE

Disco, soul pioneer and Tony Award winner Melba Moore comes to Red Bank for a pre-Mother's Day meet and greet. (click to read)

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May 4th @ 1pm

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PODCAST: GILDA ROGERS ON RED BANK’S BLACK HISTORY – AND FUTURE

New episode of the redbankgreen podcast! An illuminating sit down with Gilda Rogers, executive director of the T. Thomas Fortune House Cultural Center. (Click to read.)

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February 13th @ 12pm

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.

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March 25th, 2024 @ 8am

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.

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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.

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August 1st, 2023 @ 7pm

RED BANK: KEEPING FORTUNE’S VOICE ALIVE

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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.

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August 9th, 2021 @ 7am

RED BANK: FORTUNE TO HOST PARKER ROOM

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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.

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June 23rd, 2021 @ 9am

RED BANK: MARCH INAUGURATES JUNETEENTH

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

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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.

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January 19th, 2021 @ 7am

RED BANK: JAZZMAN VISITS FORTUNE CENTER

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

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February 27th, 2020 @ 6am

RED BANK: FORTUNE SETS ‘BASIE 2020’ SKED

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

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February 18th, 2020 @ 7am

RED BANK: FORTUNE CULTURAL CENTER OPENS

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

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May 24th, 2019 @ 9am

RED BANK: FORTUNE ‘MIRACLE’ COMPLETED

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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.

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February 21st, 2019 @ 11am

RED BANK: NEW HISTORY IN FORTUNE HOUSE

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

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November 14th, 2017 @ 11am

RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE LAUDS VOLUNTEER

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

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October 24th, 2017 @ 12pm

RED BANK: RACIAL ROOTS OF MEMORIAL DAY

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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."

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May 31st, 2017 @ 5am

RED BANK: A FORTUNE HAPPY HOUR

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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.

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May 3rd, 2017 @ 11am

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

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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.

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September 26th, 2016 @ 12pm

RBR FRESHMEN DISCUSS HISTORY, HARMONY

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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.

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August 22nd, 2016 @ 5am

RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE’S GOOD FORTUNE

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

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July 28th, 2016 @ 10am

Partyline

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.

“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK

Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...

OH NO! ELMO LOST!

A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.

NAVESINK SPILLS OVER

Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS

redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night.

EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER

A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue

COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE

Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...

A CHIEF’S FAREWELL

Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...

redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.

SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM

Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.

STEEPLETOP RAVEN

redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.

CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK

On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.

redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.

Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...

PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA

Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip. The Mission T ...

Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...

ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE

Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)

VIVA LA ELSIE’S

redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.

Truck strike downs pole

A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...

THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR

redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.