WBGO commentator Mildred Antenor is tired of hearing that certain candidates aren't "black enough" to run for office or represent certain populations. Antenor says the most recent example is California Senator Kamala Harris.

El Paso City Councilman Peter Svarzbein recently spent a weekend in Newark while he attended the Next City's first-ever regional Vanguard conference. WBGO's Alexandra Hill caught up with Democratic councilman to talk to him about the border crisis impacting his community.

The theatre season is just getting started, it's way too soon to predict theatre awards -- but theater critic Michael Bourne says he's seen a winner off Broadway, The Secret Life of Bees. The Secret Life of Bees , is a new musical was written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage ( Sweat ), with music by Tony and Grammy Award winner Duncan Sheik ( Spring Awakening ), lyrics by two-time Tony nominee and Drama Desk winner Susan Birkenhead ( Jelly’s Last Jam ), and directed by Tony winner

On the list of things that must be done over to get right, surely a remake of The Lion King is somewhere down near the bottom. Disney’s 1994 original animated version made about a billion dollars worldwide at the box office. So, why is there a remake? To make a lot of money again, that’s why. The new version is directed by Jon Favreau of the Iron Man franchise and Jungle Book remake by Disney three years ago. It’s part of the new era Disney playbook of remaking rather than re-releasing. As if

Andreas, The Boy Who Imagines is a new children's book that teaches youth how to dream again without needing technology. It’s the first published work of Jersey City author and songwriter Jeraco Rivers. Rivers says his two-year old son sparked his desire to write “Andreas the Boy Who Imagines”. In the book, a youngster uses a special gift to help his single mother get through some difficult times. Rivers recently sat down with WBGO Media Fellow Marcellis Counts to talk about his message. "I felt

The pastures of perfectly lined soccer pitch didn’t always exist as they do at Players Development Academy. “This place was formed with the vision of Tom Anderson, a great man, for Tobin Heath’s team,” said Mike O’Neill, Players Development Academy Girls Director of Coaching. “Tobin Heath’s team played in Basking Ridge, and back then there were rules that you can only have so many people that came in from outside. Tom had the vision and awareness and vision to recognize that in order to make

The United States Women’s National Soccer team paraded through the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan, receiving keys to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio during a post parade ceremony. New Jersey’s own Carli Lloyd was the first member of the team to speak to the thousands of fans in attendance. “I'm super proud of this team. We were obviously here four years ago; it never gets old. These parades are amazing. The fans are amazing,” she said. The 2019 World Cup could be the Delran Township

The Montréal International Jazz Festival , like WBGO, is in the midst of a 40th-anniversary celebration. And for two-thirds of its storied history, Michael Bourne has had boots on the ground: this is his 27th edition of the festival.

Each year millions suffer from hunger and malnourishment, while collectively more than a billion tons of food is wasted globally. WBGO’s Marcellis Counts spoke recently Tobias A. Fox, the founder of a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness for ecological and wellness issues in the city of Newark. Since 2012, Tobias A. Fox, has been the founding and managing director for Newark Science and Sustainability Inc. Fox was born in Newark and grew up in East Orange. "I grew up in a

June 16 was Bloomsday, the date when the events of the James Joyce novel Ulysses happened. At a variety of events in New York, the novel was celebrated and read aloud. Theater Critic Michael Bourne instead enjoyed the most famous pages of the novel on stage. Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom is playing at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Click above to hear Michael's review.