(10 Mar 2023)

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Newark, New Jersey - 09 March 2023
HEADLINE: Newark debuts Harriet Tubman monument
1. Newark city officials, rapper Queen Latifah, artist and architect Nina Cooke John, Audible founder Don Katz, and others cut the ribbon to debut a new monument to abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
ANNOTATION: Queen Latifah, Nina Cooke John, Don Katz, and others cut the ribbon to debut a new monument in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
2. Drone shot of the monument
3. Close of the top of the monument
4. People taking pictures with "Harriet Tubman Monument Project"
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Latifah, Narrator, Shadow of a Face:
"We want people to know, to feel, to understand what was at stake and how incredibly brave Harriet Tubman was. I loved working with Audible, and I love working with them to share stories that empower and inspire people. And together, we're committed to taking storytelling and black storytelling, in particular African American storytelling, the black experience, storytelling to the next level and make a real impact in our communities and around the world."
6. Drone shot of the monument
7. Nina Cooke John taking a picture
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Nina Cooke John, Architect, Shadow of a Face:
“It means a lot to me, not only because it provided me with the opportunity to create art in public space telling the multi-layered story of a powerhouse of a woman, revealing the depth and strength of the network, of the many people of Newark who gave their time, skills and resources to support the efforts of abolition and beyond.”
9. Woman taking image of monument with phone
10. People standing around the monument
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Ras J. Baraka, (D) Newark:
“It is our day. This moment, this monument is about us. That in our story, Moses is a black woman, ragged clothes with a Bible and a shotgun. She parted our Red Sea for us and marched through terror and hatred. And that's as herself, a real person, not fiction or some make believe Marvel superhero. She went and got us over and over and over again.”
12. Drone shot of the monument

STORYLINE:
Newark city officials, rapper Queen Latifah, artist Nina Cooke John, Audible founder Don Katz, and others cut the ribbon to debut a new monument in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

The monument stands in Harriet Tubman Square.

Until recently, the park was named Washington Park, after George Washington, and featured a statue of Christopher Columbus, which was taken down in 2020.

The new monument, called Shadow of a Face, features recorded audio narration by rapper and Newark native Queen Latifah, produced by Audible, Amazon’s audiobook service. Artist Nina Cooke John designed the monument.

Several stops in New Jersey were part of the Underground Railroad, through which Tubman and others helped people escape a life of slavery.

AP video shot by Ted Shaffrey.
Production: Vanessa A. Alvarez/Ao Gao

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