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After the Newark Riots, one family staged a quiet, generations-long rebellion by staying.  LISTEN to the Williams’ family story. Our series commemorating 50 years since the Newark Riots.

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Renowned Artist Faith Ringgold Creates Commemorative Newark Celebration 350 Print

Renowned Artist Faith Ringgold Creates Commemorative Newark Celebration 350 Print

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Newark Celebration 350 announced today that they have commissioned award-winning artist Faith Ringgold to create a commemorative print honoring the City of Newark’s 350th anniversary. The arts educator, innovator and provocateur’s oeuvre of artistry and activism has been revered by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Amiri Baraka and arts critics and curators of…

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Unfinished Agenda: Urban Politics in the Era of Black Power by Junius Williams

Unfinished Agenda offers an inside look at the Black Power Movement that emerged during the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties. A political memoir that teaches grass-roots politics and inspires organizing for real change in the Age of Obama, this book will appeal to readers of black history, Occupy Wall Street organizers, and armchair political advocates. Based on notes, interviews, and articles from the 1950s to present day, Junius Williams's inspiring memoir describes his journey from young black boy facing prejudice in the 1950s segregated South to his climb to community and political power as a black lawyer in the 1970s and 80s in Newark, New Jersey. Accompanied by twenty-two compelling photographs highlighting key life events, Unfinished Agenda chronicles the turbulent times during the Civil Rights Movement and Williams's participation every step of the way including his experiences on the front lines of racial riots in Newark and the historic riot in Montgomery, Alabama with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [book link]