Union County, NJ – February 4, 2022 — Union County residents are invited to a free Lunch-and-Study session on wellness titled, “Sustaining Our Psychological Well being: Wellness Methods for Coping in the course of the Pandemic,” on Wednesday, February 9th, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. The occasion will characteristic particular visitor Lynette Sheard, Neighborhood Schooling Coordinator on the Psychological Well being Affiliation in New Jersey and Director of the New Jersey Psychological Well being Gamers. The digital occasion is a part of the Black Historical past Month collection hosted by the Union County Board of County Commissioners.
“We’re very excited to offer Union County residents with the chance to attach with Lynette Sheard throughout our Black Historical past Month collection. We share her ardour for breaking down the limitations of stigma, elevating consciousness, and connecting the neighborhood with information and insights. I encourage everybody to attend this necessary session,” mentioned Commissioner Chair Rebecca Williams.
Residents can register and discover the Zoom info by visiting ucnj.org/black-history-month.
Lynette Sheard is an award-winning skilled within the discipline of psychological well being in addition to a strong presence within the discipline of performing arts. She is effectively generally known as a vocalist throughout a number of genres together with pop, rock, soul, gospel, jazz and R&B, and as a theatrical performer, director, producer, and vocal coach.
The collection of Black Historical past Month occasions hosted by the Commissioner Board began this yr on February 1st with the 4th Annual Black Historical past Month Flag Elevating Ceremony on the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth.
Further occasions within the collection embody:
- February 18th at 7:00 p.m.: In partnership with the Metropolis of Rahway, a dwell manufacturing of the award-winning play Fences on the Union County Performing Arts Heart in Rahway. The occasion contains the presentation of the annual Chester Holmes Humanitarian Award. Please word that COVID -19 security measure apply to this venue.
- February 24th at 6:30 p.m.: A free lecture on Zoom by Professor Keith E. Walcott of Union County Faculty titled, “African American Survival: from Jim Crow to Civil Rights and past.” Professor Walcott will hint the capability of African People to outlive and obtain in opposition to nice odds.
Throughout Black Historical past Month, the Commissioner Board additionally engages with numerous applications and actions all through Union County, together with an occasion that includes the 19 Black County-Elected officers in New Jersey that was held on February 2nd at Kean College. Union County’s social media channels may even characteristic Black Historical past Month messages in recognition of the “Divine 9” traditionally Black sororities and fraternities.
For extra info and updates on Union County’s Black Historical past Month collection, together with hyperlinks for the digital occasions, go to ucnj.org/black-history-month. As well as, if you need to study extra about Black Historical past Month applications, please contact Judith Visitor of the Union County Workplace of Neighborhood Engagement and Range at Judith.Guest@ucnj.org or 908-527-4388.
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