COMPOSITION 100 sheets . 200 pages 93/4 x 7 1/2 in/24.7 x 19.0 cm wide ruled . 09910
The Riots
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Newark
Over the course of five days of rioting in Newark from July 13-July 17, 26 people were killed--all but two were African American. The two white fatalities included a police detective, who was reportedly shot by a sniper, and a fireman, killed by gunfire while responding to an alarm on Central Avenue. Most of those killed during the riot were shot by police or National Guard troops, some while allegedly looting or roaming the streets after curfew. Several people, like Eloise Spellman, a mother of 11 children, and Elizabeth Artis, a 68 year-old woman, were fatally wounded in their own homes by a fusillade of National Guard/Police bullets aimed at suspected snipers. The dead ranged in age from Eddie Moss, only 10 years old, who was shot by National Guardsmen while riding in a car with his parents, to Isaac Harrison, 73, who was shot by police while walking to his apartment. Numerous others, including Joey Bass, age 12, were wounded. Injury estimates range from 725 people (according to a New Jersey state police report), to 1020 reported by the director of Newark City Hospital. Many lives, such as those of Eloise Spellman's children, were irrevocably shattered.
Newark, New Jersey is known as “Brick City” for its architectural style, urban strength and human resilience. The Brick City Varsity brand is inspired by two watershed moments of resistance in the city’s history: the Newark Rebellion of 1967 and the student takeover of Rutgers-Newark’s Conklin Hall in 1969. The events attest to the revolutionary power of the people to use scant resources to overcome adversity, create beauty and incite justice. Accordingly, Brick City Varsity challenges the world to imagine fashion and photography as vehicles for social justice. The vintage clothing line is built exclusively from thrift stores that provide support to low-income families, the formerly incarcerated, veterans, disaster victims and those in need of free rehabilitation from alcohol and drug abuse. As such, BCV prides itself on shifting the focus of fashion from building the pockets of wealthy design houses and retailers that transgress against human rights, instead prioritizing the support of the most vulnerable amongst us.
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The Gentleman is wearing 1. Vintage 2. Footwear Vintage 3. Accesories Vintage
The Gentleman is wearing 1. Vintage 2. Footwear Vintage 3. Accesories Vintage
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