This Is Yugen: Finding Beauty In The NJ Dance Community
Xavier Boone
July 3, 2024
Yugen Dance Project founder Gabriel Aniel and member John Victor told us how dance can become so important.
Yugen Dance Project founder Gabriel Aniel and member John Victor told us how dance can become so important.
“You can be the people who graduate and serve our people. You don’t have to be someone who’s from out of town to come here and leave. You can be growing up in this community, in our system and come back full circle to be the person in leadership.”
“… The people that criss-cross this campus, the ones that I love taking care for, are people who are pursuing something incredibly noble: a shot at a better life,” NJCU President said.
“There’s power in your voice. There’s power in community, and we’ve experienced the results of it,” Riley said. “There’s unity in community,” Community Board president MacCormack continued.
“We also want to start a conversation about the state of the print news industry- and the news industry in general- as well the rise of artificial intelligence in journalism and its contribution to the situation here in Hudson County,” former writer for The Hudson Reporter said.
“I grew up in an era where people were trying to make my choices for my life. And so now I fight to be a voice for everyone, to make a choice for their life,” the council president said.
“Jersey City is indeed experiencing the effects of gentrification. Economic investment, rising property value, demographic shifts, improved amenities and the displacement of low-income residents are all contributing factors,” Pagan said.
Just last week, Spider-Man 2, which turned 20 years old this year, was the second highest-grossing movie at the North American box office, topping even the newest releases in theaters.
Liberty Humane Society sheltered Jersey City’s cats and dogs for nearly 20 years at its Boulevard location until the city took over management this year.
“When we opened Paloma, that was one of our focuses, ‘Ok, how can we do stuff differently for ourselves and our staff, and what can we provide for the community?’” Hughes said.
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