PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS SCHEDULES NAT TURNER REBELLION COMMEMORATION AND CONDEMNS ATTEMPTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY

The 17th annual commemoration of the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion will be held Friday, August 21, 2026, 5:00 pm at Nat Turner Park, 171 Muhammad Ali Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. The program will take place near the entrance of the park at the intersection of Muhammad Ali Avenue and Jeliff Avenue. It is sponsored by People’s Organization for Progress (POP) and Friends of Nat Turner Park. “We have…