EXHIBIT, Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave., Whippany. "Portraits of Accomplishment: African-American Stars of Stage & Screen," through the end of February. Works by Peter Ambush. Also included in the exhibit are illustrated portraits of WNBA basketball star Lisa Leslie, boxer Jack Johnson, track star Florence Griffith-Joyner and civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. For information, call (973) 285-6930.

"THE UNTOLD STORY OF EMMETT LOUIS TILL," 7 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, Roy Smith Theater, Union County College campus, 1033 Springfield Ave., Cranford. The story of a black teenager from Chicago, killed in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman. $5. (862) 668-2055 or (973) 277-6882.

HATTIE MCDANIEL'S STAMP UNVEIL, 2 p.m. Saturday, The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, 661 Jackson Road, Newtonville. The ceremony and reception will also include the first commemorative stamp featuring Booker T. Washington. "Black Mail," an exhibit featuring posters, stams and other memorabilia commemorating African Americans through history, on display through March 30. (609) 704-7262.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY, 5 Washington St., Newark. 6 p.m. Tuesday, reception featuring Hugh Prince, CEO of the National Urban League, Centennial Hall. 10:30 a.m. Feb. 3, Winceyco Company performs "Linage," where jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues and hip-hop music and dance are combined in a fun lesson, Centennial Hall; Feb. 6 through April 1, "Small Towns, Black Lives, African-American Communities in Southern New Jersey," works by photographer Wendel A. White. Reception 6 p.m. Feb. 8; 11 a.m. Feb. 4, The Blues Duo at Van Buren Branch Library, 140 Van Buren St.; 6 p.m. Feb. 7, Roderick Shade, designer of furniture and fabric, will conduct a discussion and book signing of "Harlem Style, Centennial Hall." For information call (973) 424- 1831.

"DANCING IN BLACK," an exhibit of African American dance photography and drawings by Mansa K.Mussa, Richard Barclift and Bruce Harman, Monday through Feb. 28 in the Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery, Hepburn Hall, New Jersey City University, 2039 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City. Reception 4:30-7 p.m. Feb. 6. (201) 200-2197.

A TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA, Rockefella Center, Concourse Level at Rockefeller Plaza, New York. A painting of Nelson Mandela by Harold Riley and New York City Children's art will be on display, Wednesday through Feb. 10.

A TRIBUTE TO PAUL ROBESON, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E. Broad St., Westfield. The East Lynne Theater Company presents Paul Robeson through his words and music. Registration is required. (908) 789-4090.

"GRANDCHILDREN OF THE BUFFALO SOLIDERS", 6 p.m. Feb. 2, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indians, 1 Bowling Green, New York. A play by William S. Robe Jr., tells the story of Craig Robe, a descended of a Native American grandmother and a African American grandfather, and how his family struggles to be accepted by their tribe and each other. Produced by the Trinity Repertory Company and the Penumbra Theater Company. Admission is free. (212) 514-3700, www.amiercanindian.si.edu.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT NEWARK MUSEUM, 49 Washington St., Newark. 2 and 5 p.m. Feb. 4, Black Maria Film & Video Festival. For information call (973) 596-6550 or visit our web site, www.newark museum.org.

READING CULTURE: THE INTERPRETATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 4, Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. With Portia James, Dr. Gail Sylvia Lowe and Anthony Angelo Gualtieri, historians from the Smithsonian Institution Anascostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture. The workshop is free, registration is required. (732) 745-4489.

BLACK HISTORY EVENTS, Franklin Township. "Fatou's Initiation Journey," 7 p.m. Feb. 4, Franklin Township Middle School, 415 Francis St., Somerset section of Franklin. Featuring the Zawadi School of African Dance. "Dusty Footprints - A Walk through New Jersey's Slave History," 1:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Meet at the Franklin Township Community/Senior Center. "An Evening of Gospel Music," 7 p.m. Feb. 25, Franklin Township Community/Senior Center, 505 DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin. Featuring the Singing Pastors, Edison Job Corps Academy Gospel Choir and Soloist LaVerne Eagleson and Robyera Reoal. Free admission. For information call (732) 873-2500, Ext. 310.

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 4, Longwood Gardens, Route 1, Kennett Square, Pa. Includes an African botanical bed display, storytelling performances, African dance workshop, jazz performance by Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble and children's activities. $12; $6 children age 16-20; $2 children age 6-15; free children younger than age 6. (610) 388-100, www.longwoodgardens.org.

FREEDOM STAIRWAY, 2 p.m. Feb. 4, Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Features songs and narration about the Underground Railroad and the attempt of thousands of slaves to reach the "freedom stairway." To register call (732) 287-2298, Ext. 1 or sign up at the circulation desk.

ARTZ, ROOTZ AND RHYTHM: A CELEBRATION OF ART AND CULTURE, 11:15 a.m. Feb. 5, New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St., at Central Park, New York. Presented by the New York Soceity for Ethical Culture and the Harlem Arts Alliance. Free. www.nysec.org.

BLACK HISTORY MOVIE NIGHTS, Somerville Public Library, 35 West End Ave., Somerville. All screenings begins at 7 p.m. Featuring: "Nickles From Heaven," Feb. 6; To register call (908) 725-1336, Ext. 10, www.lmxac.org/somervillelib.

EXHIBITS HONORING BLACK HISTORY, New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West , New York. Scholar Howard Dodson will discuss "The African Burial Ground: Studying the Early African Americans in New York," 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7. For information call (212) 485-9205.

ANNUAL FORUM ON BLACKNESS, 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28, Shiloh Baptist Church, 515-517 W. Fourth St., Plainfield. The forum will focus on the role of African Americans in the Judicial System. Free admission. For information call (908) 754-3353, Ext. 101