The 2nd annual UNCF New Jersey 5K Walk/Run for Education in partnership with Kat Team Foundation is set for Saturday, September 21 at Brookdale Park on Watchung Avenue in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The morning event, which has registration at 8am and begins at 9am, looks to bring together individuals, family members, friends and co-workers to participate and help raise much needed funds to help address college-bound students’ financial obstacles so that they are able to get to and through college.

Plenty to see in this 44 th rolling out of films in Toronto, the unlikely glitz capital of the world for these past 10 days. The major film companies, plus the itty-bitty guys and the death star streaming services like Netflix and Amazon all trotted out their sexiest fall entries in the various Oscar categories. Both the film industry and Toronto, or TIFF as it’s called-- short for Toronto International Film Festival—are accommodating themselves to smaller platforms. That means Toronto has

On the latest edition of the show, Gov. Murphy speaks with WNYC’s Nancy Solomon about the tap water situation in Newark. The Governor emphasizes that it’s not just a local problem but a national crisis, with so many towns and cities using old lead pipes. The Governor also addresses storm preparedness for Dorian, his endoresement of US Senator Cory Booker of NJ for president, and the American Dream Meadowlands shopping center.

Pianist Monty Alexander says that the music he heard growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, had tastes and smells strong enough to inspire him today.

Ang Santos: Joining us on the WBGO Journal, we have Adam B. Smith of ABS Productions. His short film The Path is screening on Saturday September 7 th during a block at the CityPlex 12 Theater as part of the 2019 Newark International Film Festival . Thanks for being here. Adam B. Smith: Thank you so much for having me. AS: Is this your first time having a film accepted to a film festival? ABS: Yes, first film that’s been accepted to a film festival and the first feature film I did. I sent it out

New Jersey residents in municipalities beyond Newark are raising concerns over elevated levels of lead in their drinking water. WBGO's Molly Fichter reports from neighboring Elizabeth, where some get their water from the same treatment plant that put Newark in a crisis. Click above to hear Molly's full report.

SeaWall / A Life are two one-act plays on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre. One stars Tom Sturridge, while the other has Jake Gyllenhaal as its lone actor. Theater critic Michael Bourne says they're more like two plays in one. Click above to hear Michael's review.

Screenings of the new Miles Davis documentary Birth of The Cool begin today in NYC.

As my friend and Indiewire columnist Tom Brueggemann noted this week: This summer Disney had five films cross the $1 billion mark worldwide -- with fewer tickets sold domestically than any year since 1992--when the population was 90 million fewer. “Summer totals for 2019 will be about $4.5 billion domestic, which is almost identical for the same period last year, but of that the only original title is Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , at #10 from Sony with around $350 million

She’s a yoga instructor, a doula, mother, Newark Native and now Sharon Elise is an author. WBGO’s Charisma Lyles caught up with Elise recently to talk about her memoir I Don't Know How I Got Here But Here I Am: A Journey through Chaos to Find Peace. Click above to hear the entire interview.