Newark, NJ, April 07, 2023 –(PR.com)– On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Blue Butterfly Arts & Media in collaboration with Wynona’s House (an Essex County Child Advocacy Center) and The Newark Public Library will host a community forum, 1:00-4:00 PM in the James Brown African American Room of the library, 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ. The community forum is an opportunity for friends, colleagues, politicians, social service providers and the general public to discuss and learn about the late Senator Wynona M. Lipman (1923-1999), New Jersey’s first African-American woman Senator. Among confirmed panelists are Sen. Nia H. Gill, Sen. Loretta Weinberg, Wynona’s House Board President Gale Britton, and former Newark Mayor Sharpe James who succeeded Sen. Lipman in 1999. Newark Municipal Council President LaMonica McIver will serve as moderator.
Sen. Lipman served 27 years in the State…
