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The Stella Wright Rent Strike and the Greater Newark Urban Coalition
Booklet published by the National Urban Coalition, covering the Stella Wright Rent Strike and the roles played by the Greater Newark Urban Coalition in negotiating the strike’s settlement. In April 1970, tenants in the high-rise building began a rent strike to force building repairs that lasted four years. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Gus Heningburg and Stell Wright Tenant
Gus Heningburg (left), president of the Greater Newark Urban Coalition, looks out the window of the Stella Wright Homes with a tenant of the building. Heningburg played a key role in negotiating the settlement of the four-year rent strike led by the Stella Wright Tenants Association. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Black NewArk (V 1, No 9 September 1972)
Volume 1, Number 9 of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in September 1972. 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
Transcript of Komozi Woodard Interview with Honey Ward-ilovepdf-compressed
Transcript of an oral history interview of Eulis “Honey” Ward conducted by Komozi Woodard in 1986. Ward reflects on growing up in Newark, his involvement in city politics, and his experiences with struggles for Black liberation in the city. –Credit: Komozi Woodard
The Urban Coalition (May 1974)
Reprint of an article from “Newark! Magazine,” featuring the Greater Newark Urban Coalition and highlighting some of the Coalition’s various actions and accomplishments. Gustav Heningburg was the first president of this coalition of business, community, and political leaders, and served in that capacity for 12 years.
The Urban Coalition (May 1974)
Reprint of an article from “Newark! Magazine,” featuring the Greater Newark Urban Coalition and highlighting some of the Coalition’s various actions and accomplishments. Gustav Heningburg was the first president of this coalition of business, community, and political leaders, and served in that capacity for 12 years.
Bill Russell, Maury Wills, and Gus Heningburg
Gus Heningburg (right), chats with NBA star Bill Russell (left) and MLB start Maury Wills (center) at an event in Newark.
Portrait of Gustav Heningburg
Portrait of Gustav Heningburg, longtime Newark community leader and civic activist. Credit- Newark Public Library
