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Advance Newspaper (Jan 6, 1966)

Chapter Three- Part One- Electoral Politics, Chapter Three- Part One- Policing

Issue of the African-American newspaper, Advance, from January 6, 1966. The issue contains coverage of demands made by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) for the dismissal of Police Director Dominick Spina. CORE demanded Spina’s ouster in a meeting with Mayor Addonizio after a Black teenager, Walter Mathis, was fatally shot by Newark police. This issue also details several high-profile cases of police brutality from 1962-1966, a period in which Newark’s Black and Puerto Rican communities continuously advocated for police reform and accountability to no avail from City Hall. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Temple of Kawaida Press Release (July 1973)

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida in July 1973 describing physical attacks upon members of the Temple of Kawaida and Black laborers at the construction of Kawaida Towers. Kawaida Towers, a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward, was met by fierce opposition from white residents and politicians. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)

Temple of Kawaida Press Release (1972)

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida in late 1972 announcing the ruling of Judge Irwin Kimmelman in favor of tax abatement for Kawaida Towers. Kawaida Towers, a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward, was met by fierce opposition from white residents and politicians. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)

Temple of Kawaida Press Release (Nov 8, 1972)

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida on November 8, 1972 describing the need and plans for Kawaida Towers. Kawaida Towers was a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)

Temple of Kawaida Press Release (March 20, 1973)

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida on March 20, 1973 describing the various individuals and organizations that opposed the construction of Kawaida Towers. Kawaida Towers, a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward, was met by fierce opposition from white residents and politicians. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)

Kawaida Towers and the Road to the NewArk

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Brief article written around 1974 by a member of the Committee For Unified Newark providing an overview and analysis of the struggle to build Kawaida Towers. The article explains the political significance of the development of Kawaida Towers for CFUN and CAP’s larger vision of community development and political power. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)

CAP Flyer for Stop Killer Cops Forum (1975)

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Flyer for a 1975 forum on the Congress of Afrikan People’s “Stop Killer Cops” program, which organized Black and Puerto Rican people to resist police brutality. The Congress of Afrikan People was founded in 1970 as a Pan-African, nationalist organization that promoted black political empowerment, with its headquarters in Newark, NJ. — Credit: Newark Public Library

CAP Flyer for Pan Afrikan Reception in Harlem

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Flyer for a “Pan-Afrikan Reception,” featuring leaders in African liberation struggles and sponsored by the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP) in New York City. The Congress of Afrikan People was founded in 1970 as a Pan-African, nationalist organization that promoted black political empowerment, with its headquarters in Newark, NJ. — Credit: Newark Public Library

CAP Flyer for Black and Puerto Rican Poetry Event (1975)

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Flyer for a Black and Puerto Rican Poetry event sponsored by the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP) in New York City on May 24, 1975. The Congress of Afrikan People was founded in 1970 as a Pan-African, nationalist organization that promoted black political empowerment, with its headquarters in Newark, NJ. — Credit: Newark Public Library

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Unity and Struggle (V 4, No 7 May 1975)

Unity and Struggle (Newspaper)

Volume 4, Number 7 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP), published in May 1975. Unity and Struggle was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library

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