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Posts by Monika Arturi:
Ten Years of Standing Together: The Origin Story of SDARJ
What does it take to build a movement from scratch? A recent episode of Blue Coast Talk answers that question by tracing the origin of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, founded in 2015 and now celebrating a decade of work.
What the Fourth of July Still Asks of Us
In 1852, Frederick Douglass stood before the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society and posed a question that still echoes: what does Independence Day mean to those who were never free to celebrate it?
Untold Stories of Black Delaware: SDARJ’s 250th Town Hall Brings History to Life
On June 30th, the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) hosted a powerful town hall at the Cinema Art Theater, gathering historians, educators, journalists, and community members to explore a subject too often left out of America’s semiquincentennial celebrations: the deep, complex, and largely untold story of Black Delaware.
Delaware Creates a Permanent African American Heritage Commission
In a vote with zero opposition in either chamber, the General Assembly affirms that Black history is Delaware’s history.
Lewes African American Heritage Commission Honors Three Community Leaders at 2026 Juneteenth Celebration
The Lewes African American Heritage Commission has named Charlotte King, Leonia Robinson, and Rev. George Edwards Sr. as the three recipients of its 2026 Community Appreciation and Recognition Awards. The honorees will be celebrated during the City of Lewes Juneteenth Celebration at George H.P. Smith Park from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 27.