the successful struggle to elect newark s first black mayor, kenneth gibson. elected in june of 1970, gibson s administration marked a turning point for the black freedom movement in newark and was part of a national wave a black political organizing that culminated in the election of black mayors in cities like cleveland, dairy, atlanta and detroit from 1967 to 1974. these histories feel particularly vital right now as black lives struggle against police violence in the wake of the murders of george floyd in minneapolis, jacob blake in kenosha, breonna taylor, as once again sounded the call for black liberation while raising familiar questions about electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago, gibson s landmark election came on the heels of the 1967 rebellion in newark, when the police beating of an unarmed black man named john smith sparked a five-day uprising against white supremacy and it s an forces in blue in the jim crow north. amidst heightened organi
black political organizing that culminated in the election of course black mayors like cleveland, atlanta and detroit from 1967 to 1974. they feel particularly vital right now as black-led struggles in the wake of police murders of george floyd in minneapolis, breonna taylor in louisville, and kenosha have sounded the call for black liberation while raising questions about the role of electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago gibson s landmark election came on the heels was 1967 rebellion in newark when the police beating of an unarmed black man, john smith, had whit supremacy and its enforcers in blue in the jim crow north. amid heightened racist renewal projects and educational injustice, it recalled countless police killings that had gone unpublished into the years and brought thousands into the streets that july. state police and national guardsmen were brought into the city to violently suppress the uprising, claiming two dozen lives in the process inc
bank, all those years that we gave it free. legendary they write and poet amiri baraka has died at the age of 79. just like martin luther king told me the week before he died in my house, he said what we must have is a united front. will spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of amiri baraka. poet sonyajoined by sanchez, philippe a lily larry hamm, and more. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. president obama met with privacy advocates at the white house thursday as part of his ongoing surveillance reform. groups included the american civil liberties union and the electronic privacy center aesented the president with number of demands. a white house panel last month issued a similar call among several others to reign in the widespread spying exposed by edward snowden. at the white house, jay carney said a bomb he would unveil his policy changes in the coming weeks. he is still soliciting input, which he did today, reviewing the scop
On Friday, family, friends, and community members will gather to pay tribute to Gylan Kain, the Harlem-born poet and performer, and founder of the Last Poets. Kain sadly passed away earlier this year at the age of 81. Those who knew him and celebr.