fayemi shakur (City of Newark, New Jersey): in conversation

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Notes

1 “Not Just a Statue: A New Monument Rooted in Community and History in Newark, NJ”, Bloomberg Philanthropies (https://www.bloomberg.org/blog/not-just-a-statue-a-new-monument-rooted-in-community-and-history-in-newark-nj/)

2 https://www.cookejohn.com/

3 “A Call to Peace”, Monument Lab (https://monumentlab.com/projects/a-call-to-peace)

4 The Confederacy included eleven states that declared secession and warred against the United States during the American Civil War from 1861–1865.

5 https://adebunmi.carbonmade.com/

6 “The Forgotten Federally Employed Artists”, Hyperallergic (https://hyperallergic.com/610071/the-forgotten-federally-employed-artists/)

7 “Bolstering Newark’s Arts and Culture Sector While Faced with the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Bloomberg Associates (https://associates.bloomberg.org/cities/newark/bolstering-newarks-arts-and-culture-sector-while-faced-with-the-covid-19-pandemic/)

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests

9 The 1967 Newark rebellion was instigated after a Black cab driver was beaten by two white police officers for a minor traffic offense. During the five-day uprising that took place across the city, 26 people were killed and hundreds were injured.

10 “National Monument Audit”, Monument Lab (https://monumentlab.com/audit)

11 https://mellon.org/

12 “Newark Creates: A Community Cultural Plan for the City of Newark”, Newark Arts (https://newarkarts.org/newark-creates/)

13 One great example of effective research on the social impacts of arts and culture is the Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP) at the University of Pennsylvania. Completed in 2017, the three-year study of the impact of the arts on social wellbeing in New York City neighbourhoods found that in low income neighbourhoods, the presence of cultural resources is significantly associated with improved outcomes around health, schooling, and personal security. “The Social Wellbeing of New York City’s Neighborhoods: The Contribution of Culture and the Arts”, Mark J. Stern and Susan C. Seifert, Social Impact of the Arts Project, University of Pennsylvania (https://repository.upenn.edu/siap_culture_nyc/1/)

14 “Recovering The New-Ark: Amiri Baraka’s Lost Chronicle of Black Power in Newark, 1968”, Bright Lights Film Journal (https://brightlightsfilm.com/recovering-new-ark-amiri-barakas-lost-chronicle-black-power-newark-1968/amp/)

15 “Allah Mean Everything”, Newark Review (https://web.njit.edu/~newrev/v2s4/ed.html)

16 “The Black Arts Movement (1965–1975)”, Black Past (https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/black-arts-movement-1965-1975/)