Newsletter from Amiri Baraka and Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN) on the customs and concepts of “Kawaida,” a cultural nationalist ideology and movement. CFUN was a cultural nationalist organization established in 1968 by Amiri Baraka aimed at achieving Black political power in Newark. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)
A view from inside the Hekalu, the headquarters of the Committee For Unified Newark, at 502 High Street. The Hekalu was a hub for political and cultural expression and nationalism, regularly hosting concerts, performances, and film screenings grounded in the politics of liberation and nationalism. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Flyer for a 1974 meeting of the Afrikan Liberation Support Committee at the Congress of Afrikan People’s Hekalu Mwalimu (“Temple of the Teacher”). The Afrikan Liberation Support Committee was a CAP initiative to support struggles for liberation from colonial powers in Africa, most notably in South Africa, Angola, and Rhodesia. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Flyer for a Soul Session, hosted by Amiri Baraka and the Committee For Unified Newark at the Hekalu Mwalimu (“Temple of the Teacher”), 13 Belmont Avenue. Baraka’s organization hosted Soul Sessions every Sunday, and incorporated music, poetry, and theatre with political discussion. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Volume 4, Number 1 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP), published in December 1974-January 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
Volume 2, Number 9 of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in September 1973. 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
Volume 2, Number 2 of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in February 1973. 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 an oral history interview with Russell Bingham, conducted by Komozi Woodard on November 27, 1984. –Credit: Komozi Woodard
A view from inside the Hekalu, the headquarters of the Committee For Unified Newark, during a jazz performance to celebrate Kwanzaa. The Hekalu was a hub for political and cultural expression and nationalism, regularly hosting concerts, performances, and film screenings grounded in the politics of liberation and nationalism. — Credit: Newark Public Library
A view from inside the Hekalu, the headquarters of the Committee For Unified Newark, during a jazz performance to celebrate Kwanzaa. The Hekalu was a hub for political and cultural expression and nationalism, regularly hosting concerts, performances, and film screenings grounded in the politics of liberation and nationalism. — Credit: Newark Public Library
