- By Mabel Pais
Spend an uplifting Sunday afternoon with the nationally acclaimed Gospel sensation CARLA HARRIS (from Montclair) at the Victoria Theater – Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, June 8th, at 3:00 p.m.
Carla will perform a selection of her favorite music genres—including jazz, country, and gospel—to benefit the YMCA of Newark & Vicinity and the Primary Care Scholars Program of Hackensack Meridian Health Medical School. She has previously sold out prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Apollo Theater with her stunning voice and inspiring message.
Carla’s gospel albums include ‘O This Is Christmas,’ ‘Unceasing Praise,’ ‘Joy Is Waiting,’ and ‘Carla’s First Christmas.’ Aside from her musical career, Carla Harris is a renowned international public speaker and a senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley. She recently served as Vice Chairman, where she focused on enhancing client connectivity and revenue generation for the firm.
With over 30 years of experience in investment banking, she has extensive knowledge in various industries, including technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and healthcare. Carla is known for her motivating presence and leadership skills.
In August 2013, President Barack Obama appointed her to chair the National Women’s Business Council. Carla has been recognized in several prestigious lists, including Fortune Magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America,” Fortune’s Most Influential List, U.S. Banker’s “Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance,” Black Enterprise’s “Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business,” and “Top 75 African Americans on Wall Street.” She is also featured in Essence Magazine’s “50 Women Who are Shaping the World” and Ebony’s “Power 100.” Her work has been highlighted in notable publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Money, and Barron’s.
Learn more at carlaspearls.com.
TICKETS
To purchase tickets to witness Carla Harris’ soulful music, visit NJPAC.org or the NJPAC Box Office or call 888.GO.NJPAC.
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DODGE POETRY HOSTS UNDOCU POETS PAST & PRESENT
- By Mabel Pais
WHAT: UNDOCUMENTED FUTURES
WHEN: June 2, 2025 @ 6 PM
WHERE: VIRTUAL (ON ZOOM)
The Dodge Poetry Foundation in collaboration with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) hosts ‘Undocumented Futures,’ a virtual event on June 2, 2025, at 6PM (EST).
The event features four past and current recipients of the ‘Undocupoets Fellowship’ — blu, Wo Chan, Claudia Rojas and Georgia Russell. This program celebrates the organization’s decade of literary activism and the recent publication of ‘Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora’ and imagines what the future of the literary landscape entails for poets writing from the undocumented experience.
Fellows will read their poems with pauses between rounds for spontaneous and spirited conversations about topics their work inspires. The program will conclude with curated readings from other poets in the undocumented diaspora, hosted by Undocupoets co-organizers Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Janine Joseph and Esther Lin.
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722)
NJPAC, located in downtown Newark, N.J., is America’s most diverse performing arts center, and the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey – where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the state’s and the world’s best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted nearly 10 million individuals (including over 1.9 million students and families) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents.
Follow NJPAC Online:
Website: njpac.org
Twitter: @NJPAC
Instagram: @NJPAC
Hashtag: #NJPAC
Facebook: facebook.com/NJPAC
YouTube: NJPACtvn
Follow NJPAC’s Standing in Solidarity Series Online:
Website: njpac.org/takeastand
Hashtag: #NJPACTakeAStand
Youtube: Standing in Solidarity playlist
The Dodge Poetry Foundation
The Dodge Foundation envisions a just and equitable New Jersey where people of all races and communities have equitable access to opportunities to thrive.
Through grants, capacity-building, and other critical investments, the Dodge Foundation resources changemakers to transform New Jersey into a just and equitable state.
The Foundation focuses its time, resources, and energy on the issues of economic equity and justice. Its goal is for communities across New Jersey to have abundant resources and opportunities to thrive. It is particularly focused on:
- Housing equity
- Economic security and mobility
- Community infrastructure (safe, healthy, thriving neighborhoods)
- Policy and advocacy
While the Foundation does provide support to statewide organizations, it is particularly focused on five communities across New Jersey: Atlantic City, Camden, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton.
(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Education, Business, Social Issues, Health and Wellness, Spirituality, and Cuisine)
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