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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 ...
For four days in July 1967, Newark was the epicenter of black rage. The rioting 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 ...
NEWARK — Donald Trump’s critics say his claim that minority inner-city residents are “living in hell’’ is based on a Nixon-era view of urban America that ignores how much safer and ...
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 ...
In Newark, we acknowledge the riots each year not to celebrate, but to remember. We recognize the riots each year so that we remember how important it is to continue moving our city forward.
On the 50th anniversary of riots that rocked Newark, N.J., residents ask if any lessons were learned from the unrest.