Calvin West Archives - New Jersey Globe

Trailblazer: Councilman Calvin West

January 16, 2023 12:01 amJanuary 15, 2023 7:42 pm

Calvin D. West (1932-2019) was a legendary and beloved Newark political figure for parts of seven decades and the first African American to win citywide office. West was elected to an at-large seat on the Newark City Council in 1966,...

Trailblazer: Bill Stubbs

January 16, 2023 12:01 amJanuary 15, 2023 8:06 pm

William E. 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...

Trailblazer: Councilman Calvin West

January 17, 2022 12:08 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:15 pm

Calvin D. West was a legendary and beloved Newark political figure for parts of seven decades and the first African American to win citywide office. West was elected to an at-large seat on the Newark City Council in 1966, running...

Trailblazer: Bill Stubbs

January 17, 2022 12:00 amJanuary 16, 2022 5:33 pm

William E. 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...

Trailblazer: Councilman Calvin West

January 18, 2021 12:03 amJanuary 16, 2021 10:26 pm

Calvin D. West was a legendary and beloved Newark political figure for parts of seven decades and the first African American to win citywide office. West was elected to an at-large seat on the Newark City Council in 1966, running...

Trailblazer: Bill Stubbs

January 18, 2021 12:01 amJanuary 16, 2021 10:15 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....

Trailblazer: Councilman Calvin West

January 20, 2020 12:47 amJanuary 16, 2021 10:22 pm

Calvin D. West was a legendary and beloved Newark political figure for parts of seven decades and the first African American to win citywide office. West was elected to an at-large seat on the Newark City Council in 1966, running...