The opportunity to learn more about important people, milestones and movements in Black history is never far here in New Jersey. The Garden State is full of existing landmarks that tell stories of resilience, survival and achievement in the Black community year-round, not just during Black History Month. In one afternoon, you could walk the property of a celebrated Black historian and spend the next moment visiting a vestige of Jim Crow-era segregation. Learning about both New Jersey’s proudest and most shameful moments in Black history is of equal importance, said Leslie Wilson, professor of …