By Frank Gerard Godlewski for Montclair Local Montclair is a triumphal legacy of architecture and design, fittingly called in 1922, “the finest suburban town in the United States… the splendid […]
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MONTCLAIR 150: YMCA, YWCA founded by prominent black leaders
By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news Montclair’s Young Men’s Christian Association and Young Women’s Christian Association were both founded by leaders in the African American community to foster character, physical health […]
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Black history month in Montclair: Finding families at the Y
Black history is the subject for a screening off “A Place to Become: Montclair Through the Eyes of the Glenridge Avenue YWCA Women (1920-1965)” on Feb. 18.