The Two River Theater located in Red Bank, NJ, presents Intimate Apparel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Seret Scott. The production will begin on September 21st through October 10th.

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The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for Monmouth and Ocean counties as Hurricane Earl powers its way towards the East Coast.

According to the warning, Hurricane Earl was located 900 miles southeast of Atlantic City at 5 p.m. on Wednesday heading northwest.

The storm is currently a Category 4 hurricane with winds as high as 135 miles per hour.
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If you didn’t have the opportunity to watch President Obama’s address this evening about the war in Iraq, below you can view the president addressing the nation stating “the last eight years are over”.
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The “Stop The Violence/I Got Love For You” block party held at the West Side Community Center brought concerned citizens out in support of their local NAACP in efforts to stopping the surge of violence and drugs plaguing the community.
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Asbury Park, NJ – The Asbury Park-Neptune NAACP will hold its annual Stop The Violence Block Party from 12-4pm at the WestSide Community Center located on 115 Dewitt Avenue, on Saturday, August 28th.

Louis Jordan, a newly hired security manager for the Asbury Park school district will be a guest speaker. Music will be provided by DJ Bill C.

The block party is free and open to the public.

The Asbury Park-Neptune NAACP will be accepting discount adult membership applications for $20.00 for anyone interested in joining their unit.

One person was discovered dead inside a burning car in Long Branch, New Jersey, Wednesday morning.

The victim was found inside a car, burning at Long Branch and Seaview avenues just after 5 a.m.

The street was closed as the car, covered in a tarp, was put on a tow truck.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is leading the investigation.

According to a study performed by Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that promotes student achievement, Coastal Carolina University is one of the most successful US colleges reducing racial gaps.

According the report, African-American are graduating at a slightly higher rate than CCU’s white students.
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Legs covered in skin-toned stockings, her skirt crisp to the knee, Patty Davis slips on the black heels she has shined for the day.

“Got to look good in the Lord’s house,” she says as she spritzes her neck with White Diamonds perfume and exits her black Lincoln Town Car.

Davis, 46, of Union City, Georgia, has attended African Methodist Episcopal churches since before she could crawl. She sits proudly in the pew every Sunday for service and is among the first to arrive for bible study each Wednesday.
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