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Funeral arrangements for Calvin West

December 4, 2019 3:53 pmDecember 4, 2019 11:00 pm

Funeral services for legendary political leader Calvin D. West will be held on Monday morning at the St. James AME Church in Newark at 10 AM. West, the first African American to win a citywide election in New Jersey’s largest...

Calvin West, Newark political icon, dies at 87

December 2, 2019 8:48 amDecember 4, 2019 3:58 pm

Calvin D. West, a legendary and beloved Newark political figure for parts of seven decades and the first African American to win citywide office, died this morning. He was 87. West was elected to an at-large seat on the Newark...

Trailblazer: Bill Stubbs

January 21, 2019 12:01 amJanuary 20, 2019 7:25 pm

Bill Stubbs (1917-2003) was the first African American to win a major party nomination for Congress in New Jersey. He won a three-way Republican primary in New Jersey’s 11th district in 1964 but lost the general election to freshman Rep....