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Leonia Municipal Center

On Saturday afternoon, May 30, at 2:00pm, the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Race and Equity (MACORE), will be presenting another segment in their “Hidden Histories, Speaker Series:” a dramatic reading of The DePriest Incident, a play by Charles White, performed by the Kaleidoscope Ensemble Theatre Company. The play is a historical drama about the first Black US congressman of the 20th century, Oscar DePriest, determined to see his wife, Jessie, invited to the White House for First Lady Lou Hoover's social tea party in 1929. It is a dramatization of a story little known and rarely told, yet one that drew significant national attention at the time, presenting an important debate about the most effective political strategy for social change.This powerful&nbsp;staged reading will take place at the Leonia Municipal Center. It is free and open to the public. There will be a reception following the reading. Mark your calendars and join us!

Local Event: MACORE presents The DePriest Incident, a staged reading by Kaleidoscope Ensemble

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MACORE presents The DePriest Incident, a staged...

On Saturday afternoon, May 30, at 2:00pm, the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Race and Equity (MACORE), will be presenting...

MACORE presents The DePriest Incident, a staged reading by Kaleidoscope Ensemble

Williams Center

<a href="https://bit.ly/BFFJUNE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Event Passes</a>2nd Annual Boricua Film Festival
Two Theaters. 20+ Films. One Day Experience.
The 2nd Annual Boricua Film Festival returns on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM at the Williams Center in Rutherford, NJ. Come spend the day with Puerto Rican films, live performance, poetry, music, conversation, and community in one in-person festival experience.
Presented by the Boricua Community Building Center in collaboration with ADoCPR’s Cinema on the Road, this year’s festival brings 15 short and medium-length films across two theaters.
This year we are proud to feature Cortaditos, an award winning six-film Puerto Rican short film block presented through our new collaboration with the Puerto Rico European Film Festival and Alliance Française de Puerto Rico.
Audiences will experience films including Golpe de Agua, Mulata, Chimenea de muerte, De tribus y máscaras, El Arresto, El Pueblo de Coral, and A Tale of Two Cities: Reclaiming Niagara Falls and Salinas.
The Cortaditos six film selection includes award winning short films Ketchup, PUM!, Lo Que Quedó, Engreída, Recao, and Moriviví.
The day includes a film panel Q&amp;A and audience discussion with filmmakers, authors, educators, activists, and community leaders whose work connects directly to the stories on screen. Featured guest speakers include Inés Mongil, Samantha J. Garcia-Sherpa, Andre Lee Muñiz, Gualterio Alomar, and Daliana Alvarado.
Live performances includes a free Bomba y Plena workshop and live performance by Cimarrones de Nueva Jersey, Folkloric Salsa by Spirit in Motion 3.0, poetry by Nelly Nel and Johnathan Garcia, and additional community artists. The films open the door, and the performances and conversations carry the experience beyond the screen.
The festival also welcomes nonprofit partners El Comedor del Kennedy and MiPatriaPR, who will join us in sharing community resources, cultural work, and ways to stay connected to Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
Community passes includes access to screenings, panels, Q&amp;As, performances, and full-day festival access.
Event Details
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Williams Center Underground Cinema
15 Sylvan Street
Rutherford, NJ
Seating is limited, and advance registration is encouraged.
Event Page: www.boricuacommunitycenter.org/boricuafilmfestival
Tickets: bit.ly/BFFJUNE
VIP Double Seat all-day pass includes access to screenings, panels, Q&amp;As, performances, the official festival program, a festival tote bag, keepsake t-shirt, and full-day festival access.

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