Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida in late 1972 announcing the ruling of Judge Irwin Kimmelman in favor of tax abatement for Kawaida Towers. 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: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)
Pamphlet distributed by the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN) in 1972, outlining the major programs, projects, teachings, and ideologies of the organization. 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)
Newsletter from Amiri Baraka and Committee For Unified Newark on “Ujamaa, Small Business, Socialism, and Capitalism.” 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)
Educational Proposal created by the Committee For Unified Newark to establish an “Experimental College” in Newark’s Black community. CFUN was a cultural nationalist organization established in 1968 by Amiri Baraka aimed at achieving Black political power in Newark. — Credit: Amiri Baraka Papers, Columbia University Libraries
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 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
