Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for May 12)
The Terra Nova Flower Club of Edison will hold its annual flower sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 22 at the Thomas Edison Tower, 37 Christie St., Edison. Rain date is May 23.
There will be an assortment of annuals, perennials, house plants, herbs and honey from a local beekeeper for sale.
Current COVID-19 guidelines will be observed.
Purchases will be cash only.
New Jersey State Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) COVID Crisis Fund is supporting the rising demand for medical oxygen for hospitals in India.
Make a check payable to AAPI and mail to Dr. Binod Sinha, 4 Progress St., Suite A9, Edison 08820.
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Art exhibition shines a âLens on Black lifeâ
Art exhibition shines a âLens on Black lifeâ
Papillon & Company will host a Kamoinge Workshop exhibition, âFrom Harlem to Metuchen: Lens on Black Life.â
The members of this African American photographers collective will be sharing their experiences, conducting a photography workshop and exhibiting their work May 8 through June 30 in Papillonâs Metuchen store, located at 418 Main St.
âArt can build bridges and bring people together,â Edna Epelu, owner of Papillon & Company, said in a prepared statement. âI am delighted to bring the work of the Kamoinge Workshop to Metuchen.â
Kamoinge means âworking togetherâ in the language of the Kikuyu people of Kenya. The Kamoinge Workshop was established in New York City in 1963 and, since then, has been credited with changing the narrative of Black lives in the mainstream media, according to the statement.
Photo by Salimah Ali
Audre Lorde, born on Feb. 18, 1934, was a first-generation Caribbean-American feminist, womanist, librarian and civil rights activist. She described herself as “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” Her life’s work was centered around the injustices of racism, classism, sexism, capitalism, heteronormativity and homophobia (Poetry Foundation, 2019). Lorde has remarkable command of technic, voice and expression in her poetry that has allowed her to communicate angry and outrage toward social and civil injustices that she has witnessed throughout her life. Her prose and poetry illustrate issues in Black female identity, civil rights, feminism, lesbianism and disability. Lorde’s work has endured into the 21st century, and her works have contributed significantly to gender studies and intersectional identity theories (Poetry Foundation, 2018).