soulbrotherv2: On this date, July 20, in 1967, the first national Black Power conference opened in

soulbrotherv2:

On this date, July 20, in 1967, the first national Black Power conference opened in Newark, New Jersey.

More than a thousand people from a wide array of community organizations and other groups convened in Newark on July 20, 1967, to discuss the most pressing issues of the day facing African-Americans at the first national Black Power Conference.

It was one of the largest such gatherings of Black leaders, with representatives of nearly 300 organizations and institutions from 126 cities in 26 states, Bermuda and Nigeria. The conference held workshops, presented papers for specific programs and developed more than 80 resolutions calling for emphasis of Black power in political, economic and cultural affairs.  [Continue reading.]