Englewood Makes History

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  • On March 1, 1982, Englewood teachers began a 17-day strike. They were protesting wages and benefits. The strike ended in a new three-year contract between teachers and the school district.
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  • Englewood Tenants Association was developed in the late 1960s. The president was John Carter. This organization was a gathering of tenants who called for action due to poor housing conditions including a lack of sanitation, inadequate utilities, and high rent prices.
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  • The Englewood Theater was open in 1914 until the late 1960s. It was created by Franklyn Edmund Backer and E. Thorton Kelly was the owner of the theater in the 1920s. It became a meeting ground for many political and community meetings.
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  • The Englewood Volunteer Corps (EVAC) was founded in 1954. It was a nonprofit emergency medical agency funded by the city and medical billing donations. The organization stopped service on April 1, 2024, due to declining membership and operational constraints.
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  • The Mizell Brothers, Freddie Perren, Michael Jackson, and Englewood's Hidden Place in Music History When people think about the origins of hip hop, they often think of the Bronx, Harlem, Queens, or the studios of Sugar Hill Records in Englewood, New Jersey. Few realize that…

  • Josephine English was the daughter of Whittie English Sr. and Jennie English. She and her siblings were raised in Englewood. Her brother, Whittie English Jr. built a successfuly real estate business in Englewood and the surrounding towns.  Dr. English was a trailblazing…
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  • Whittie English Jr. (1917–2006) was a World War II veteran, real estate broker, builder, and influential civic leader whose work expanded homeownership opportunities for African Americans in Bergen County, New Jersey. Over the course of his life, English combined military…

  • The Entertainment Fund is a non-profit organization that supports entertainers. The organization was established in 1882 and provides numerous services including financial assistance, affordable housing, health care, senior care, and career development.
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  • Ernest Isitt writes a tribute about Ozi William Whitaker to the Editor of The News of Cumberland County. 
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