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The Newark Redevelopment and Housing Authority 1974 Annual Report
Annual Report of the Newark Redevelopment and Housing Authority from 1974. The Authority was responsible for managing Newark’s public housing projects and urban renewal projects. — Credit: Rutgers University Libraries

The 60 Day Interim Rent Strike Settlement (May 31, 1973)
Statement summarizing the progress and developments following a temporary settlement agreement reached by the Newark Housing Authority and the striking tenants of Newark’s public housing projects during the Stella Wright Rent Strike. The agreement was reached in April 1973, but quickly fell through after the NHA failed to uphold their end of the bargain. The document also includes a copy of the 60-day agreement. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries

Operation Understanding Newsletter on Stella Wright Rent Strike (June 1973)
Press release on the Stella Wright Rent Strike, issued in June 1973 by Operation Understanding. Operation Understanding was an interracial community organization of suburban and urban residents founded after the 1967 rebellion to address problems in Newark. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries

Black NewArk (V 2, No 13 November 1973)
Volume 2, Number 13 of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in November 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

Black NewArk (V 2, No 9 September 1973)
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

Black NewArk (V 2, No 3 March 1973)
Volume 2, Number 3 of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in March 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

Black NewArk (V 2, No 6 June 1973)
Volume 2, Number 6 of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in June 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

Black NewArk (V 2, No 2 February 1973)
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

Inspector’s funeral planned for sniper-slain detective (Star-Ledger July 16, 1967)
Article from the Star-Ledger on July 16, 1967 covering the funeral planned for Newark Police Detective Frederick Toto. Detective Toto was shot outside of the Scudder Homes project, shortly after police had shot and killed Isaac Harrison and Robert Lee Martin. — Credit: The Star-Ledger