Englewood Makes History

Organizations & Institutions (149 total)

  • The Project Area Committee (PAC) was a committee of members elected from urban renewal areas and worked with the Englewood Redevelopment Agency to communicate and negotiate between residents and the agency.
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  • The Youn Men's Hebrew Association is a social service organization that supports Jewish communities by providing a number of cultural, educational, and recreational services. The first organization to be established under this name was in Baltimore Maryland in 1851. It…
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  • Englewood Police Fourth Platoon was a squad created in May 1970 to patrol "trouble-prone areas" between six p.m. and two a.m. There was public debate over the usefulness of the Platoon and its effect on the relationship between the Fourth Ward and Englewood Police
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  • The New Jersey Campaign for a Nuclear Freeze began in the 1980s. It was a part of a larger movement during the era calling for nuclear disarmament. The headquarters was opened on August 31st, 1982 in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Reverand Robert Moore was the chairman of the…
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  • The Avons were an R&B group from Englewood, New Jersey. In 1954 brothers Bob, Bill, and Wendel Lea joined with friends Curtis Norris and Ervin Watson. They originally called themselves The Robins before renaming themselves The Avons. They worked with Bea Caslon of Hull Records…
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  • The BergenPAC Performing Arts School is a dance, acting, visual arts, and music school run by the Bergen Performing Arts Center. Programs serve students from the age of three months to adults. The school is located down the street from the theater at 1 Depot Square where Bennett…
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  • Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. was a hip-hop and new jack swing group. The group was in existence from 1988 to 1993. It was led by David "Redhead" Guppy. Other members include Joseph "D.J. Wildstyle" Mann, Bo Rock, Lt. Squeak, Buzz, and Poochie. Their debut album, A Shade of Red…
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  • Rock N' Gee is a hip-hop and rap music group. It was founded by friends Reggie "Rock" Passley Jr. and John "Uncle Boogie" Grant in the late 1980s. They grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow High School. Eventually, Shawn Cheatham who grew up in Teaneck joined the…
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  • Today was an R&B music group. It was created in 1984 by friends Fred "Big Bub" Drakeford, Larry "Love" McCain, William McNeir, Ronald Scruggs, and Bernard Belle. It was originally called the Gents. The group met with music producer Teddy Riley and renamed themselves Today.…
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  • The Ronettes were an R&B singing group. It was founded in 1957 by Veronica "Ronnie" Yvette Greenfield, her sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley-Ross. They started by singing at Peppermint Lounge in New York City before signing up with Colpix Label. They were…
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