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Black History Month events at Northfield library

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Poets, performers and community leaders participated in a Read-In on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield as part of the library’s Black History Month programming.


The Highest Praise Gospel Choir from Stockton University
Ty Lewis, an artist and performer
Sharae Mayssonnett, a library assistant and the event’s organizer
Nicole Jones
Zhamirah Luna – advocated for more Black History Month events at her school

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