Tag Archives: Newark

Segregating Baseball: Little Giants and White Stockings

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Ken Dowell

The 1887 exhibition game that defined race relations in baseball. Continue reading →

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One and Done: The Newark Peppers

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Ken Dowell

A relocated team in an outlaw league playing in a city never considered major league. Continue reading →

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Homies with Grammys

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Ken Dowell

From the Grammy Museum Experience in Newark. Continue reading →

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Headless Art and Scary Stuff from Asia

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Ken Dowell

A walk through the Newark Museum Continue reading →

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On the 50th Anniversary of a Summer of Urban Warfare in America

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Ken Dowell

Are we really better off now than we were 50 years ago? Continue reading →

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African Art

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Ken Dowell

From the collection of the Newark Museu;m Continue reading →

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The State of the City

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Three decades ago, New Jersey’s cities needed jobs, safe streets and decent schools. They still do. Continue reading →

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More Pictures of (and facts about) Newark

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Ken Dowell

NJPAC, Ironbound and the Robert Treat Continue reading →

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More Pictures of Newark

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Some music, sport and finance. Continue reading →

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Pictures of Newark

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Ken Dowell

And some surprising facts about the Brick City Continue reading →

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