TNJ Life

American history is omnipresent in this southern city of 107,000, where you can’t help but get a crash course in pre-Revolutionary times, the roots of slavery and, of course, that famous War Between the States, as Southerners are fond of calling the Civil War.

When its gets under way on April 8, the 16th Annual New York African Film Festival will take an iontrospective journey accross Africa, with films that create a vision of the continent's future through a deconstruction of its past, festival organizers say.

If you find yourself barking at the kids, snapping at co-workers, unable to focus, forgetting things easily or even driving too fast, you probably need time to relax.

It goes without saying that a 40th anniversary should be a memorable celebration. With this in mind, there's a national treasure on display at the New York Public Library for the Performig Arts: 40 years of the Dance Theater of Harlem.