T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, National Historic Landmark

06/11/2026

Khuluma
historic weekly community newsletter published by Black students at Rutgers University–Camden during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was a key publication of the Black Student Unity Movement (BSUM) and covered student activism, art, poetry, and local civil rightsThe word itself is a Nguni verb (isiZulu/isiXhosa) that translates to "speak" or "talk.

06/05/2026

A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION Check out the new edition of Fortune Forward chocked with "Reflections of Juneteenth," and all the activities for this celebration. It's a FAMILY AFFAIR at the Historic T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, Friday June 19, from 2:00-6:00 PM.
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06/01/2026

Friday, June 19
Juneteenth at T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, 2:30-6:30pm
94 Drs James Parker Blvd, Red Bank
RSVP Required [email protected]
2:30-3:30pm-David Mills Presents "Slavery in the North" and more recitations.
3:30-5PM-Front porch Bar-B-Q with all the fixings, and free book give-away for children
5pm-6:30pm-Take Me Out to the Ballgame. A fascinating presentation by Larry Hogan and Kevin Kane, about The National Negro League
https://www.tthomasfortuneculturalcenter.org/

05/29/2026

In 1905, prominent businessman Charles Banks purchased the North Mound Bayou area.
As a leader in the National Negro Business League (NNBL), he laid out the street grid and named the avenues after himself and his notable contemporaries in the Black business and civil rights
The streets he named include:
Banks Street (named after himself)
Washington Street (named for Booker T. Washington)
Fortune Street (named for T. Thomas Fortune, prominent journalist and civil rights activist)
Scott Street (named for Emmett J. Scott, Booker T. Washington’s chief lieutenant and NNBL secretary)
Moore Street (named for Fred R. Moore, journalist and NNBL treasurer)

05/08/2026

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Welcome to the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center YouTube channel There are 15 playlists, A Fortune is Built, Audio & Video Books & Films, Building a Fortune, The Bordentown School, Count Basie Live, Fortune Grave Sites, The Gilded Age, Inside the TTF Center, June-Black Music Month, Last of the Blue....