With photos by Bud Lee and text by Chris Campion, “The War Is Here” suggests that, whoever you blamed or whatever you called it, the greatest casualty of the Newark riots was the city itself.

During the Newark riots, pedestrians walk past an undamaged beauty salon where a window sign reads 'Negro Owned, Black Power, Soul Brother,' Newark, New Jersey, 1967.

It's been over 50 years since the 1967 Newark riots. Local authorities and public officials are working to make sure the city learns from the past with the current riots against racism and police ...

50 Years Later, Newark Riots of 1967 Recall an Era Echoed by Black Lives Matter The rioting that began July 12, 1967, left 26 dead, more than 700 injured and nearly 1,500 arrested, mostly black ...

One year and eleven days after announcing plans for a plaque commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Newark Riots would be installed, Mayor Cory Booker proudly unveiled the finished product ...

For 50 years, many in Newark have pointed to July 12-16, 1967 as the days that changed their world. To some extent, the impact of the Newark riots -- a five-day civil disturbance that tallied 26 ...

On July 12, 1967, a rumor that police had beaten a black cabdriver to death triggered five days of looting and rioting in Newark, N.J. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka talks with Steve Inskeep.

The sound of fire engines screaming through Newark’s streets during the July 1967 riots is a memory that cuts especially deep for Michael F. Moran, Jr.

In 1967, Newark burst into flames. But what lit the match? People couldn’t agree on the cause. They couldn’t even agree on the result. Politicians, and many whites, called the violent event a ...