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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
Puerto Rican Demonstration Against Police Brutality (Sept 1974) Bucket Image
A speaker addresses a crowd during a Puerto Rican rally against police brutality in September of 1974. –Credit: The Daily Worker, NYU Tamiment Library
-Spirit House, The New Fortress,- by Amiri Baraka-ilovepdf-compressed
In this unpublished essay written in 2013, Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) describes the histories of The Spirit House at 33 Stirling Street in Newark. Baraka explains the context of The Spirit House’s founding, along with its political, cultural, and historic significance for Newark and the Black Arts Movement. This essay was generously given to “The North” by Amina Baraka.
