On July 12, 1967, a rumor that police had beaten a black cabdriver to death triggered five days of looting and rioting in Newark, N.J. Newark... Newark Mayor Ras Baraka On The 1967 Riots STEVE INSKEEP ...

Fifty years ago, Newark erupted. On July 12, 1967, rumors spread that police had killed a black man. Though the story was untrue — the man was beaten, but survived — pent-up rage led to four nights of ...

Flags will fly at half-staff across Newark for the next six days to honor the 26 people killed in the city's 1967 riots. Mayor Cory Booker issued an executive order today to lower flags at all ...

On Tuesday, "Revolution '67," the PBS documentary about the 1967 Newark riots, aired on television. By then, word was out that former Newark Mayor Sharpe James would most likely be indicted before ...