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  BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media ATLANTIC CITY – Four South Jersey Hispanic leaders were named to the list of Top Latinos in New Jersey by the Latino Spirit this month who two others were listed an honorable mention. The Latino Spirit, founded by Diego F. Maya , president of the United States Latino Affairs Initiative, was created to empower the Latino community with information, events and content that help build community. The annual Top Latinos in New Jersey recognition goes to highlight some of the leaders in these communities. Find out about the honorees here,  

  BY JEWEL JUSTICE | AC JosepH Media WHITESBORO — The historic First Baptist Church of Whitesboro , in Middle Township of Cape May County, is celebrating its 120-year anniversary last weekend of October. It is a three-day event, featuring several guest speakers and celebrating the church and first roots of the Black community in South Jersey. There is a revival service on Friday, Oct. 25, an anniversary banquet at The Shore Club on Saturday, and two services on Sunday. The church stands as Whitesboro’s oldest institution, originally opening in 1904. “[This] is an important benchmark in the history of the church [and also] the community of Whitesboro,” Rev. Douglas H. Moore , the senior pastor, said. The historically all-Black “colony” of Whitesboro was founded in the early 1900s, through the combined efforts of the African-American Equitable Industrial Association , members of the AME Zion Church in Cape May City, and investors from the South, notably C

  BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media VINELAND -- The late Ralph Padilla was honored posthumously at the Hispanic Leadership Association of New Jersey's 11 th annual Achievement Awards and Scholarship Gala on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Merighi Savoy Inn. The annual gala recognizes individuals and groups from across the state for their outstanding work in the Latino community. Padilla, who died in June months after receiving a liver transplant, was the CEO of the influential South Jersey nonprofit Puerto Rican Action Committee of Southern New Jersey . He received the HLA's Founder's Award at the gala.   Read the rest of the story here .