The brothers of trans legend Venus Xtravaganza appeared at a screening of the film I'm Your Venus, which focuses on their attempt to honor her more than 30 years after her murder at age 23. Pose star Dominque Jackson, the film's executive producer, also spoke at the event, urging families to accept trans members.
A Rutgers event brought together researchers, industry leaders, and public officials to explore the potential for AI research collaborations to strengthen the state economy and academic life.
The opening of RHYTHM CHANGES–a tribute to joy, improvisation and community–marked the start of a new season of art and conversation at Express Newark. It was also an opportunity for Rutgers University–Newark Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson to proclaim love for her new hometown and describe her vision for the future.
Express Newark arts center kicks off its annual theme on Oct 9 with RHYTHM CHANGES, a series of exhibitions and events that embrace improvisation and the inevitable rhythm of change.
Rutgers-Newark professor and poet Rigoberto González has won the Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement, one of the most prestigious honors awarded to poets and one of the nation’s largest literary cash prizes.
Ramy Youssef, who gave Rutgers-Newark’s commencement address, also stopped by Express Newark arts center for a screening of his new animated series #1 Happy Family USA about a Muslim boy coming of age in the aftermath of 9/11.