cheo mfuasi Archives - The North

Temple of Kawaida Press Release- Tindall Conspires Against Black Unity (March 9, 1973)

Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida on March 9, 1973 criticizing Daniel Tindall for his statements about Kawaida Towers. Tindall had wrongfully criticized Kawaida Towers, a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward, for not having a Black architect design the building. Majenzi Kuumba, a Black architect, worked on the design of the project. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)

Temple of Kawaida Press Release (Nov 27, 1972)

Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida on November 27, 1972 criticizing the lack of police protection for 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 (March 1973)

Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida in March 1973 describing acts of mob violence against Black laborers and members of the Temple of Kawaida at the Kawaida Towers construction site. 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)