In the 1800s Black activists in Newark, some of them Underground Railroad leaders, sheltered, raised money, educated and fought for the freedom of Black people.
Newark's Black Liberation Heritage continued to the 1920s welcoming Black children, women and men seeking freedom, justice and safety.
Use the GoFundMe link below to donate money. Proceeds will benefit three Newark area nonprofits fighting for the Newark's most vulnerable populations.
Purchase stickers by Newark artists Jerry Gant and Noelle Lorraine Williams for yourself, and others.
Limited supplies of small tote bag & sticker packages available too!
Photographer Bud Lee (1914-2015) photography made the world face the injustice of the police presence in Newark and the will of the people to survive.
RU-N Food Pantry
All Rutgers-Newark community members have access to the RU-N Pantry as a completely free resource for groceries, including dairy, grains, fresh produce, and more.
The Essex LGBT Reaching Adolescents In Need
A non-profit that provides emergency shelter services to address the emergent need of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and, Transgender (LGBT) youth experiencing crisis leading to homelessness.
Gatrell Gant Foundation for Cultural Guardianship works to uplift the legacies and highlight the significant accomplishments of Black artists with a particular focus on those hailing from New Jersey who have passed away over the last 20 years.
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Commemorate International Underground Railroad Month in September by contributing funds for our most vulnerable local organizations and learning about Newark's Black Liberation Heritage!
It is time that we mark the first wave of America's oldest civil rights movement The Underground Railroad. Though often overlooked, African American's participated in the Underground Railroad in New Jersey's largest city by sheltering , fundraising, and educating the public about Black liberation.
Newark's Underground Railroad Commemoration Fundraiser will profile values and strategies used during the Underground Railroad today with programs and an exhibition.
My name is Noelle Lorraine Williams and I am an artist, historian and public humanities professional based in Newark, NJ. This exhibition and fundraiser is a part of my public art and history project Black Power! 19th Century which illuminates the legacy of the Black Liberation Heritage of communities in Newark, the Northeast and throughout the world.
I have had the pleasure to work with the City of Newark, Newark Public Library, The Newark Museum of Art, Project for Empty Space, Rutgers University -Newark and other public and private institutions
I hope you can donate - and also visit the exhibition, explore the site and attend our read-in.
Great to join with you,
Noelle
Noelle Lorraine Williams
Artist in Residence
Project for Empty Space
800 Broad Street, Studio 200C
Newark, NJ 07102
Noelle Lorraine Williams
Black Power! 19th Century
Thank you to the Gatrell Gant Foundation for Cultural Guardianship for allowing the use of the Jerry Gant, Crossing Paths image for the special edition stickers.
Many thanks to the estate of Newark Rebellion photographer Bud Lee for the generous donation of the photo print and special edition books for educational and fundraising purposes. Website: https://www.budleepicturemaker.com
Thank you.
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This fundraiser ( all proceeds go to donations) is a $20 value it is a small tote bag and four stickers.
There are only five of these available.
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Author:Bud Lee (Photographer)
Summary:"In July 1967, Bud Lee, a twenty-six-year-old photographer for Life magazine, is assigned to cover the ongoing social unrest in Newark. The War Is Here documents the several days he spent there. These photographs, all but a few of which have never been published, capture life in a city transformed in an urban war zone. Lee's stark, emotional image of twelve-year-old Joey Bass Jr., wounded by police gunfire, lying bleeding and contorted in pain on dirty concrete, ran on the cover of Life, sparking a national conversatioin on race and police violence that still resonates today."
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Author:Bud Lee (Photographer)
Summary:"In July 1967, Bud Lee, a twenty-six-year-old photographer for Life magazine, is assigned to cover the ongoing social unrest in Newark. The War Is Here documents the several days he spent there. These photographs, all but a few of which have never been published, capture life in a city transformed in an urban war zone. Lee's stark, emotional image of twelve-year-old Joey Bass Jr., wounded by police gunfire, lying bleeding and contorted in pain on dirty concrete, ran on the cover of Life, sparking a national conversatioin on race and police violence that still resonates today."
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