Hoodography

Hoodography: Newark x Historical Timeline

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

1666: Connecticut Puritans who were led at the time by Robert Treat founded Newark. Treat and his party purchased property on the Passaic River from the Hackensack Indians with gunpowder, lead, axes, coats, guns, swords, kettles, blankets, knives, and beer. The name Newark came from “New Ark”, or “New Work” reflecting the new task at […]

Hoodography: The Newark Edition

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

As stated in the introduction, Hoodography will be examining a new inner city community every month. In the month of February we will be examining the city of Newark, NJ. Newark has a rich history, and despite the high crime rate, and poverty that currently exist within, and right outside its borders, it is the […]

Poverty’s Thread Presents: Hoodography

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Hoodography (from “hood”, a slang term used to describe inner city communities, and “ography” from the Greek verb graphein “to write”) is the literal and visual examination of inner city culture. It is an attempt to redefine the one-dimensional viewpoint of “the hood”. It is a closer look into the inner workings of the inner […]