Excerpt from an inquiry into Kawaida Towers, held by the National Black Assembly Law and Justice Committee on April 16, 1973. 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: Seton Hall University Libraries
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)
