Download or read book Remarks of Governor Thomas H. Kean, Black Churchmen of Greater Newark, Chamber of Commerce Employment Program Banquet, Newark, New Jersey, Wednesday, June 27, 1984 written by Thomas H. Kean and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint project between the Black Churchmen of Greater Newark and the Newark Chamber of Commerce the "Employment Program" was dubbed " ... one of the most constructive, needed and hopeful program" that Governor Kean had ever seen. Kean goes to commend the joint work of the church and the business community, as strengthening each other and committed to find people employment and thereby committed to human dignity. He states that Len Coleman initiated the program. The Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce was organized in October of 1924, and since that time had evolved into a true community organization. The main purpose of this organization has been to advance the civic, commercial, industrial and agricultural interest of the Village of Newark and the surrounding areas and to stimulate public sentiments for the protection of the general welfare and prosperity of the Village of Newark and the Town of Arcadia, as well as the County of Wayne. The current mission for the Newark Chamber of Commerce (http://newarknychamber.org/about-us) is "The purpose of the Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce is to do all the things necessary through service to encourage and support healthy growth of business and industry in the Newark Community." It is unconfirmed that the "Black Churchmen" group mentioned in this document is indeed The National Committee of Negro Churchmen (NCNC) which was formally organized in Dallas, Texas in November of 1967. According to a Time magazine article ("Churches: Black Power in the Pulpit, "17 Nov 1967), the committee was "composed of 300 members from twelve Protestant denominations"and its purpose was "to arouse Negro churches to a keener awareness of congregations and other sources to finance housing and small businesses in urban ghettos [and] to help Negroes in predominantly white churches achieve a greater voice in policy." The Committee is considered an early example of Black Liberation Theology.