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
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
Photograph of Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) playing football with members of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN). The men can be seen wearing CFUN sweatshirts, along with buttons with Baraka’s face on them. — Credit: Amiri Baraka Papers, Columbia University Library
An undated newsletter from the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN) carrying a message from Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) regarding government surveillance and infiltration of nationalist organizations. The FBI’s Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) actively surveilled, infiltrated, and sought to disrupt and destroy civil rights and black power organizations in the 1960s.
