​Welcome to the
T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center
Meet These Trailblazers
Women Pioneers of
The Black Press
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Friends of Fortune
click onto History in Your Backyard
and support our education programs
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Fortune Tellers Program
Be a part of our Youth Fortune Tellers Program - The next wave of Social Justice activists. Internships, scholarships and more. Click here to learn more. Sponsored by RWJ Barnabas/Monmouth Medical Center.
The Art of Social Justice
Professional Development For Educators
A collaboration between the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, Two River Theater, and Project Write Now Register now for the August 26, 2026, session, FREE! https://projectwritenow.org/the-art-of-social-justice/​​
Visit Our You Tube Channel
Access archived videos including “Entwined for Survival: Monmouth County’s Native American People and The Black Enslaved Population.” Sponsored by Monmouth County Historical
Commission.
A National Historic Journalism Site
The Society of Professional Journalists
Visit the home of T. Thomas Fortune and the exhibit The Black Press: Stewards of Democracy and learn about the pioneers of the Black Press - a powerful network.
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Events
ART of SOCIAL JUSTICE
FREE SUMMER SESSION
FOR TEACHERS
August 26, from
9:30 - 12:30
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​Teachers are discovering the Art of Social Justice, a dynamic professional development program that fuses Black Cultural History, Performance ART, and Reflective Writing, in a novel approach to education. This program engages teachers in an educational experience that provides sustained insight into the African Diaspora, heightens cultural awareness and competency, while exploring theater as a teaching tool and poetic creative writing. The program is sponsored by the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, Two River Theater, and Project Write Now.
Click on the image above to register for this FREE summer session. ​
Tiny Porch Jazz Series is back with an electrifying line-up​
July 18
DEFTET
You do not want to miss these CATS!
August 15
Lezlie Harrison Trio
Song Stylist and WBGO
Radio Personality
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September 19
Kelli & Vel
are back by popular demand.
All shows start at 6-7:30 PM, and are FREE! Bring your lawn chair, kick back and relax and enjoy the cool jazz vibes. In between sets come inside and tour the exhibits at the Fortune Cultural Center. This program is sponsored by Monmouth Arts
AUTHOR TALK
On A Sunday Afternoon
"Brother Epistles"
A Sister's Memoir
By Dr. Shanda McManus
July 12, from 3-5 PM
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​In "Brother Epistles," a series of intimate letters, McManus writes as both sister and physician, blending social commentary, memory and collective history to lament the fragility of her brother, Monir, whose life was cut short in a drive-by shooting on the streets of Philadelphia. The book is a powerful meditation on Black identity and the criminalization of Black boys. The author's intimate storytelling about her brother and coming of age in the City of Brotherly Love, is heartwrenching, humorous and above all else honest.
You MUST register for this event jazmin@tthomasfortunefoundation.org
Recruiting
Fortune Tellers
Docent Tour Guides
2026-2027 school year.
You must be a high school sophomore in good academic standing and interested in learning about Black History and The Black Press. For more information please contact gilda.rogers@tthomasfortunefoundation.org Limited spots to fill. ​
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