Programs
The CEJJES Institute’s programs include, but are not limited to:
The Charles White Gallery – featuring the artwork and archives of artist Charles W. White. Includes interpretive exhibits that highlife the life and work of the artist.
The Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center – fostering an understanding of the peoples of the African Diaspora through historical exhibitions, tours and special historical events.
Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center/African Heritage Month School Programming – offers a wide range of local historical topics to large audiences of students in grades 6 to 12.
The Comprehensive Education and Family Resource Center - supports enrichment opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students. Parent engagement activities through workshops on a variety of timely topics are available.
Annual Education Summit – helps parents find supplemental education enrichment activities and services. Families learn how to help their children advance academically and learn how to prepare for higher education.
Annual Education Fest – invites parents to meet providers of supplemental education services, gather information and involve their children in fun learning activities.
The Edmund W. Gordon Library Discussions – monthly community conversations that explore a variety of topics. Special invited guests lead the conversation along with Dr. Edmund W. Gordon.
Annual Graduates Awards Ceremony - celebrates our high achieving students of color. It is especially important for the community to acknowledge our high achieving students to reiterate the importance of higher education and to act as a support group for these students as they embark upon a new phase in their lives.
The Coretta Scott King Book Club - brings together children in grades 1-8 to discuss literature, poetry and writing.
The W.E. B. Dubois Literary Collective - is open to adults interested in exploring the literary work of writers from the African Diaspora.
Wellness Symposium - explores root causes of pathologies in the communities of color.