Thursday, 11 December 2008 – 7:47 pm
Newark: A History of Race, Rights, and Riots
Kevin Mumford
NYU Press, 2007
In 1961 an integrated group of Newark CORE supporters gathered in Military Park to send off a continent of Freedom Riders who were sacrificing their time, money, and physical safety for civil rights. The destination was . . . . Chattanooga . . . [...]
Tuesday, 9 December 2008 – 8:23 pm
Hi, I just wanted to post a reminder that I’ll be leading a walking tour of Weequahic this coming Sunday at 12:15. Weequahic is one of Newark’s most attractive neighborhoods with a hidden historical richness that I hope I can bring out for you all. Though the tour will have a great deal [...]
Saturday, 15 November 2008 – 10:32 am
If you’re interested in seeing one of Newark’s best looking and most historic neighborhoods, I invite you to come on my December 14th walking tour of Weequahic. We’re going to be starting at Divident Hill and moving on to sites representative of Weequahic’s farm days, the creation of the park, the development of [...]
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 – 8:38 pm
Newark, by Kevin Mumford
NYU Press has published a new book about Newark that explores the racial dynamics of Newark from its founding right up through the 1967 riots that tore the city apart. Check out the full introduction the book here (PDF).
Newark’s volatile past is infamous. The city has become synonymous with the Black [...]
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 – 10:50 am
Rutgers Newark is celebrating its centennial this year, with its proud mission of serving an underprivileged urban population. It began in October 1908, when Richard Currier started New Jersey Law School in the Prudential Insurance building. He believed that education is “a most potent factor in the progress of human development towards the [...]
Sunday, 26 October 2008 – 2:31 am
Mark your calendar for Sunday, November 2nd: the Newark Preservation & Landmarks Committee will host a tour of Newark featuring the stories of Newarkers who have made a difference in history. The tour is $25 for each adult and meets at the Newark Museum at 1pm.
Tour Nov. 2 Will Follow Footsteps of ‘People Who Made [...]
Thursday, 11 September 2008 – 11:50 am
Seven years ago today I was a student at Rutgers-Newark, living and working in Parsippany, which was the closest I got to Newark that day. I was getting ready for work minutes after news that the second airplane had struck the World Trade Center came across the radio.
It was the unease in [...]
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 – 9:40 am
“The Ironbound Through My Father’s Eyes”:http://citizenreporter.org/2008/08/bm274/
BicycleMark — who “recently covered”:http://dailynewarker.com/blog/2008/03/opining-on-the-st-james-closure/ the St. James Hospital closure — has podcasted an interview with his father about coming to Newark as a child. Great insight into the history of the Ironbound.
Before the Portuguese came to the Ironbound, before the uprisings of 1967, and before the manufacturing industry [...]
Thursday, 21 August 2008 – 4:15 pm
Hi, I’m posting to share the news that Newarkology has gotten permission to offer a walking tour of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Mt. Pleasant and Fairmount cemeteries were the only two options for eternal rest for well-to-do 19th century Newarkers, with Mt. Pleasant being the choice for most of the Anglo-Protestant aristocracy. The Ballantines, [...]
Tuesday, 5 August 2008 – 10:37 am
“Reviving a Pillar of Newark”:http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-11/121747902340810.xml&coll=1
Daily Newarker guest blogger “Jeff Bennett”:http://dailynewarker.com/author/jsb/ was interviewed for a piece in the Ledger about the South Park Presbyterian Church, the remains of which stands on the corner of Lincoln Park along Broad Street.
South Park Presbyterian, finished in 1855, was designed by John Welch, the architect behind the Gothic High Street [...]
Monday, 4 August 2008 – 1:53 pm
Hi all, this is just a reminder that I’m offering my first new Newarkology walking tour this Sunday, August 10th at 12:15 in front of Arts High. Come learn about the Newark’s fascinating past and architectural legacy.
More information is available at:
High Street Tour
The cost is $10 for a first time attendee, free [...]
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 – 12:30 am
Sharpe James will serve 27 months in federal prison for directing real estate deals to his mistress, Tamika Riley — conduct considered unbecoming a public servant by a jury of his peers.
Reactions around the web to yesterday’s sentencing have ranged from “anger”:http://bullmoose1952.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/give-sharpe-james-the-max/ to “mild indifference”:http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/sharpe_james_gets_27_months.php. Ultimately, no one was satisfied by the [...]
Monday, 28 July 2008 – 2:43 pm
“Revolution ‘67: Understanding the Past, Shaping the Future of Newark”:http://www.civicframe.org/whatwedo-upcomingsetonhall.html
Civic Frame, “a 501c3 nonprofit organization that uses art and intellectual work to encourage civic engagement, media literacy and critical thinking about pressing social issues” will be hosting a viewing of Revolution ‘67 at Seton Hall Law School this Thursday at 6pm.
“Revolution ‘67″:http://dailynewarker.com/2007/07/04/newark%E2%80%99-s-summer-of-%E2%80%9967-riot-rebellion-and-revolution/, is the seminal [...]
Friday, 27 June 2008 – 11:46 am
Hi, this is an announcement for Newarkology’s first walking tour since last October.
On Sunday, August 10th, join us for a walking tour of MLK Blvd (formerly High Street) with a bonus walk back through Lincoln Park and Downtown. High Street is one of Newark’s most historic streets. Come and learn about the fascinating [...]
