The first edition of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in April 1968. Black NewArk was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library
Article from the New York Times describing the arrest of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) on July 14, 1967 during the Newark rebellion. Jones, who can be seen in the article bloodied and bandaged, was arrested on allegations of gun possession and beaten by the Newark Police. — Credit: Amiri Baraka Papers; Box 56, Folder 13; Rare Book and Manuscript Library; Columbia University
