R.I.P, Kenneth Gibson, Newark's First Black Mayor (1932-2019)Todd Steven Burroughs3/30/19 4:59pmFiled to: Kenneth GibsonFiled to: Kenneth GibsonKenneth GibsonNewark Mayor Ken GibsonNewark Mayor Ras BarakaNewarkBlack Power MovementCivil Rights MovementCommittee for a Unified Newark1970 Newark mayoral electionBlack PoliticsSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteShare to KinjaGo to permalinkAdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementShare This StoryAbout the authorTodd Steven BurroughsTodd Steven BurroughsTodd Steven Burroughs is the author of "Marvel's Black Panther: A Comic Book Biography, From Stan Lee to Ta-Nehisi Coates" and "Warrior Princess: A People's History of Ida B. Wells." EmailTwitterPosts
