Baraka's political and cultural activism is the subject of this series, which includes organizational material, meeting minutes, writings, research reports, flyers and other printed material relating to his work with groups such as the Congress of Afrikan People, Black Radical Congress, Afrikan Free School, the Baraka Defense Committee, the Committee for a Unified Newark, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, and various Newark governmental and arts organizations including the public schools. It also contains campaign materials relating to the various political campaigns of Baraka's son, Ras. The materials are arranged alphabetically by organization name.
Box 53 Folder 1-4
General, 1977-2006, (4 Folders)
Afrikan Free School, 1971-1976
Box 53 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1973-1974
Box 53 Folder 6
Grades, undated
Box 53 Folder 7-11
Organizational Material, 1971-1975, (5 Folders)
Box 53 Folder 12
Printed Material, 1972
Box 53 Folder 13-15
Reports, 1972-1976, (3 Folders)
Box 53 Folder 16
Anti-Imperialist Cultural Union, 1976
Box 89
Baraka Defense Committee, 1979
Box 89
Black Issues Convention, 1984
Box 54 Folder 1
Black Radical Congress, 1998-2000
Box 89
Black Radical Congress, 1998-2000, 4 folders
Congress of Afrikan People, 1971-1999
Box 54 Folder 2
General, 1974-1976
Box 54 Folder 3
Organizational Materials, 1975-1999
Box 54 Folder 4
Research Material, 1970-1975
Box 54 Folder 5
Writings, 1971-1975
Box 54 Folder 6
Committee for Unified NewArk, undated
Box 54 Folder 7
"Hatcher"--National Black Political Convention", 1997
Box 54 Folder 8
League of Revolutionary Struggle Study Guide, undated
Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, 1989-2002
Box 54 Folder 9-10
General, 1999-2002, (2 Folders)
Reports, 2000-2001
Box 54 Folder 11
"Concept Development Plan", 2001
Box 54 Folder 12
"Master Plan", 2001
Box 54 Folder 13
"Recommended Strategy", 2000
Writings and Meeting Notes, 1989-2000
Box 54 Folder 14-16
General, 1989-2000, (3 Folders)
Box 54 Folder 17
"Barbary Coast Renewal Project", 1989-1997
Newark City Government, 1984-2005
Box 55 Folder 1
General, 1997-2005
Reports,1984-2000
Box 55 Folder 3
"A Plan to Restore the Krueger-Scott Mansion into the Newark Library and Museum of Black Culture",, 1984
Box 55 Folder 4
"Proposed Newark Civic Center Complex", 1989
Box 55 Folder 5
"Strengthening the Newark Arts Council", 2000
Box 55 Folder 6
Newark Collaboration Group, 1985
Box 55 Folder 7
Newark Cultural and Arts Activism, 1985-1986
Box 55 Folder 8
Newark Election, 1986
Newark Music Project, 1989-2005
Box 55 Folder 9-10
General, 1989-2005, (2 Folders)
Box 55 Folder 11
Correspondence, 1997-1998
Box 55 Folder 12
Meeting Minutes and Writings, 1998-2003
Box 55 Folder 13
"New Arkestra Repertory "Lost Jazz Shrines", 1998
Newark Public Schools, 1971-2006
Box 55 Folder 14-21
General, 1971-1990, (8 Folders)
Box 56 Folder 1
"An Action Plan for the Newark District", 1985
Box 56 Folder 2
"Curriculum Guide Proposal United States History I", 1987
Box 56 Folder 3
"Curriculum Guide Proposal United States History II", 1987
Box 56 Folder 4
"Helping Educators Prepare their Students for the High School Proficiency Test",, 1985
Box 56 Folder 5
"An Improvement Plan for the Newark District", 1985
Box 56 Folder 6
"Multiethnic/Multicultural Education Materials: An Annotated Listing",, 1989
Box 56 Folder 7
"Recommended New Listings to Textbook Catalog", 1990
Box 56 Folder 8
"Secondary English", 1988
Box 56 Folder 9
"Setting the Record Straight", 1973-1986
Box 56 Folder 10-12
"Snapshot of Our Schools,", 2000, (3 Folders)
Box 56 Folder 13
Newark Rebellion, 1967
Box 56 Folder 14
"Newark's A Moverin'", 1973
Box 56 Folder 15
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, undated
Box 56 Folder 16-18
People's Coalition Against the Budget Cuts, 1971-1976, (3 Folders)
Box 89
Proposal for Merger with LRS, undated
Box 56 Folder 19
Proposal for the South Park Church Performance Space", 1999
Ras Baraka Political Campaigns, 1994-2006
Box 52 Folder 9
Correspondence, 1998-2006
Box 52 Folder 10
Organizational Material, 1998-2006
Box 52 Folder 11
Printed Material, 1994-2006
Box 52 Folder 12-13
Voter Registration Information, 2002, (2 Folders)
Box 52 Folder 14
Writings, 1994-2005
Box 56 Folder 20
Rent Strike, 1974
Box 56 Folder 21
Shani Project, 2003
Box 56 Folder 22
Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre, 1986
Box 56 Folder 23
Wequahic Park Association, 1992
Box 56 Folder 24
Writings, 1979-2006