"SSAAM"

As communities across the Country prepare to commemorate Juneteenth, several local events offer a chance to celebrate freedom and reflect on the historical significance of June 19, 1865. Here’s a …

The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Central New Jersey’s only museum sharing the history of African Americans since the trans-Atlantic Slave trade, will hold its third annual Juneteenth celebration …

 On Saturday March 23 at 4pm the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Central New Jersey’s first museum dedicated to Black history, will celebrate its 3rd Annual Oxtail Fest at …

The Hopewell Township Committee met Monday, February 5, to pass a number of ordinances and resolutions, including the declaration of February as Black History Month. This meeting had a large …

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Central New Jersey’s first dedicated Black history museum, a $50,000 grant from the African American …

The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund recently awarded $664,500 in grants to 30 nonprofits statewide. Since its founding in 2020, the Fund has awarded more than $7.4 million …

Juneteenth, now a national holiday, commemorates the end of slavery in the US. Specifically, it is a remembrance of the day in 1865 when soldiers reached Galveston, Texas – two …

The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month and the history of African American music in New Jersey with “Jazz in the Sourlands,” a series of …

The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) was founded by two visionary Black women, Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills, and is led today by a majority-female and African American board. …