In New Jersey’s Mosaic: This Thanksgiving holiday we give thanks for courageous leaders, progress and nourishment

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Her story, “New Website,” informs visitors about Black leaders in the New Jersey city mural. Trend reporter Vashti Harris highlights a widely admired mural in Englewood that inspired the city to create a website celebrating the contributions of the Black women depicted in the artwork.

She also gives us deeper insight into one of the figures in the mural. Hali Cooper symbolically and literally embodies a living tribute to women fighting for change.

Reflecting on her depiction in the mural, she explained, “The mask represents the pandemic. That’s why when I look at the mural, I’m the only one wearing a mask – because it’s not about me. The work I do is for people.”

Essential reading from “Mosaic”:

The FBI is investigating racist and offensive texts sent to Latino and LGBTQ communities The messages followed similar messages sent to Black citizens after the Nov. 5 election.

Affordable food: Authentic Syrian dishes bring back memories of my homeland Al Kumah Restaurant in Paterson serves some of the state’s best grilled kufta kababs and other Syrian specialties like falafel, shish kebab and shish kebab.

New Jersey residents come from hundreds of different ethnicities. View full list. The Garden State is one of the most diverse in the country.

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Reporter Bill Duhart alerted us to a possible new trend: archaeological digs. In his story, a professor from New Jersey goes on archaeological digs. Now she teaches her students to do the same. Bill shares Professor Bobbi Hornbeck’s opinion on why she believes archeology can help students be more competitive when searching for a job or hidden passion.

“It reminds us that choosing a career you want to pursue for the rest of your life is about more than safe choices. The archeology minor reflects the real-world demands of the field and can lead to jobs in research science, the protection or preservation of cultural monuments, or museum curation.”

Academic and professional activities aside, an archaeological dig sounds really cool.

Well folks, that’s it for now. See you next week as we bring you more compelling stories from Mosaic and NJ.com.

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