Newest Americans

Multimedia collaboration of journalists, artists, faculty & students telling stories from the nation's most diverse university, @Rutgers_Newark & beyond.

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Today is National Senior Citizens Day, and we're celebrating by sharing personal stories about growing up in Newark in the 1950s+60s. Recorded on the Story Bus with our Newark neighbor @insideaudible these oral histories echo bygone days. NEW VIDEO LINK: https://t.co/Tdh2FmvnQR

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

We’re getting ready for National Senior Citizens Day on Wed 8/21 with #1in6by2030 documenting how Earth’s population is about to become the oldest it has ever been with photographers from around the world, documenting our elders https://t.co/ISfBDI8dFJ Photo:@shepreebright

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Newark artist Bisa Wendy Washington shared her story with us on the #NewarkStoryBus. Listen here: https://t.co/ZZoFUX8d1i
#Juneteenth @NewestAmericans

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Meet #Newark artist Bisa Wendy Washington, the 6th and final feature in our Great Migration series. Bisa's family migrated from Georgia. 🎙️Recorded at Halsey fest 2023 📷 by Chrys Davis. The #NewarkStoryBus is a @NewestAmericans @talking_eyes project, supported by @grdodge.

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Meet Brenda Shumpert Gibson from our series about the Great Migration. Brenda’s parents emigrated from South Carolina, after the KKK burned her father's business down twice.

🎙️Recorded at @NJPAC
📷 by Sy Battle

The #NewarkStoryBus is supported by @grdodge.

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Meet #Newark resident Kalenah Witcher. "I'm one of the founding board members for @NewarkGALSInc, a nonprofit aimed at exposing girls to life skills and role models and mentorships." Recorded at #Halseyfest on #NewarkStoryBus. This series of stories is supported by @grdodge.

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Meet #Newark resident James Carter. At age 7, James left Alabama with the clothes on his back and arrived to Newark in a 62' Fleetwood Cadillac. His story is part of our series related to the Great Migration. Recorded on #NewarkStoryBus at @njpac, supported by @dodgefoundation

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Meet Newark resident and ironwokrer Bryan Britton. His parents are from South Carolina where his father picked cotton. This is the first of our new series of stories related to the Great Migration. Recorded on the #NewarkStoryBus at @njpac. Special thanks to the @dodgefoundation

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

For #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth, we're sharing stories from #Newark's Latinx population, recorded on the #NewarkStoryBus. Their narratives spanning from Mexico to Colombia to Ecuador to Paraguay. https://t.co/ZZoFUX7FbK

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

The #NewarkStoryBus was at @halseyfestival yesterday, meeting new people, recording their stories and watching @dolophoto work his magic capturing stunning portraits of the people of Newark. Very special thanks to @dodgefoundation for their continued support!!

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

SEE YA TOMORROW, THURSDAY 9/14 at the Halsey Festival 4:00-7:00. Come on the #newarkstorybus, sit for a photo session with professional photographer Chrys Davis @dolo_foto and record your story about life in #newark #nj. We'll be at the end of the block at Halsey and Linden.

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

We urge you to sign this: Restore Dr. Nancy Cantor's Contract at Rutgers! She is one the nation’s brightest lights in higher Ed. https://t.co/vYTZ4wSrgJ via
@Change

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Thrilled to be at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya last week with this exceptional group of students! Working in partnership with @ElimishaKakuma and @opensocietyuniv we offered a visual storytelling workshop. Special thanks to @RutgersGlobal for supporting this work!

[Talking Eyes Media @talking_eyes]

Scenes from Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya during our visual storytelling workshop with @Rutgers_Newark, @ElimishaKakuma, and @opensocietyuniv to help gifted students gain access to higher ed. These are two Turkana men who are members of the host community for the Camp.

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Scenes from Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya during our visual storytelling workshop with @Rutgers_Newark colleague Tim Raphael (photo on right.) We're working in partnership with @ElimishaKakuma and @opensocietyuniv to help gifted students gain access to higher ed.

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Students at Kakuma Refugee Camp in #Kenya where we just taught a Visual Storytelling Workshop in partnership with @ElimishaKakuma and @opensocietyuniv to help gifted students gain access to higher ed. Our initiative is part of ongoing work with
@Rutgers_Newark

[Talking Eyes Media @talking_eyes]

Today #TheSacrificeZone is screening in #Detroit at
@Brownfields2023. Learn more brownfields and #environmentaljustice efforts in Newark at @NewestAmericans project Invisible Hazard at https://t.co/fwGwgX0O7p and our film https://t.co/aKSgIHyn2s @IronboundCC #Brownfields2023

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

TONIGHT 7/20 (6-9pm) The #newarkstorybus will be at @NJPAC for #soundsofthecity + Sugarhill Gang. Come hop on the bus, share your story and get a portrait, for no cost. Special thanks to @grdodge for funding this event. More on the Newark Story Bus: https://t.co/ZZoFUX7FbK

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

Tonight we're dancing at @NJPAC with DJ Felix Hernandez! Next Thursday, we're back with the #newarkstorybus. If you have not gotten your portrait taken by #newark photographer @dolo_foto or come on the bus to record your story, set you calendar and we'll see you next week!

[New Jersey Performing Arts Center @NJPAC]

Get your own front row seat! DJ Felix Hernandez will get the party started this Thursday to kick off Sounds of the City! Enter for a chance to win a FREE lawn chair from @HorizonBCBSNJ by dropping a 🪑 in the comments below 🔽🔽

[Newest Americans @NewestAmericans]

@NewestAmericans is thankful for the support of @NEHgov for helping us honor the past, present and future of our migrating identities. 🤝🙏🙌

[National Endowment for the Humanities @NEHgov]

Explore the stories and experiences of immigrants starting new lives in #NewJersey, with the #NEHgrant-funded @newestamericans project. https://t.co/fqRhbQIZCb

#ImmigrantHeritageMonths