July 20, 1967: Newark Black Power Conference Begins As described at African American Registry: The first American Black Power Conference was held in the tradition of the Antebellum Black convention movementand the early Pan-African congresses. The National Conference on Black Power was a gathering of more than 1,000 delegates representing 286 organizations and institutions from 126 … Continue reading Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles),Dr. Maulana Karenga, Amiri Baraka Black Journal Interview (1972) and A Black Value System by Imamu Ameer Baraka (LeRoi Jones)_THEBLACKSCHOLAR Nov. 1969, 54-60.