Women in the Black Power Movement

Committee for Unified Newark

The Committee for Unified Newark(CFUN) founded by Amiri Baraka in 1967, focused heavily on gender equality, and cultural nationalism for Black people. This movement was influenced by many different women to demand equality within black politics. The focus of this organization was to make Newark, New Jersey more unified within the black community.

Women wanted to make sure the world knew that they had an "important impact on modern black nationalism." The women's division of the Committee for Unified Newark was the largest section of the organization. Amina Baraka and Jaribu Hill evolved the CFUN "into a modern, highly-functioning cultural nationalist group." They made the African Free School, which was an elementary education center that assisted Black children's intelligence. 

Not only was this committee dedicated to advocating for social justice, but they ensured to lift the black community as well. 

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