“White flight” is one of those terms that drips with resentment and feeds on self-hatred. As a label for the mass movement of white Americans out of cities during the 20th century, it’s no friendlier than “gentrification,” used to define the reverse movement over recent decades. But many white people, such as “White Fragility” author…

NEWARK, N.J.—Maury Viola, a former professional ballet dancer, and her husband Anthony Viola, a company director, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 7. Mrs. Viola said that as a former dancer, she could appreciate the performers and the presentation of the entire production. “It’s beautiful,” said Mrs….

NEWARK, N.J.—Birthdays are meant to be celebrated in special ways, which is why physician Arthur Patterson, who has been in practice for four decades, chose to gift himself tickets to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for his 65th birthday. “We had a fabulous time, and I will be back,” said Mr. Patterson, who watched the…

NEWARK, N.J.—Dance and music are often seen as universal languages because of their ability to transcend cultural boundaries. Gregory Thomas, a chiropractor, said that the dance and music performed by Shen Yun Performing Arts helped him better understand and appreciate Chinese culture. “I think that the arts and dance and music [can] transcend cultures,” said…

NEWARK, N.J.— Yeung Waichi, creative design director, took her daughter to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 5. Having immigrated from Hong Kong as a child, Mrs. Waichi said Shen Yun is something she would have loved to have been exposed to as a young girl. “I…

NEWARK, N.J.—Shen Yun Performing Arts opened to a sold-out audience at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 4, the first of five performances running through May 7. Among the audience members was Steve Neuhaus, Orange County Executive, who saw Shen Yun for the first time. “It was absolutely wonderful—the music was incredible, the dancing…

NEWARK, N.J.—Pastors Marcal and Krystal Dacunha watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 4. “It was awesome, it was great,” said Mr. Dacunha. “Very professional, very well-done.” “I think the costumes were gorgeous,” Mrs. Dacunha added. “I think the dancers were very graceful [and that] they had a…

NEWARK, N.J.—A man charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting two Newark police officers was taken into custody Wednesday, after hiding out overnight in the apartment building he’d fled to a day earlier. Police arrested Kendall Howard shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday and charged him with two counts of attempted murder and weapons offenses. Television…

NEWARK, N.J.—Two Newark police officers were in stable condition Tuesday after being wounded in a confrontation with a gunman being sought in connection with another shooting, authorities said. The afternoon shooting occurred outside an apartment building in residential neighborhood about a mile west of Newark Liberty International Airport. Frightened residents were forced to remain inside…

A former NFL player has been arrested on an assault charge after he allegedly brawled with a United Airlines worker at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to reports. Brendan Langley, a 27-year-old former Denver Broncos third-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft who currently plays for the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, was booked…