White Lightning Victoms of the Heroin Plague Newspaper

Cover of White Lighting newspaper, unnumbered [issue 2], 1971, a newspaper published by White Lightning/Spirit of Logos, located at 109 East 184th Street. White Lightning was one of many groups in The Bronx fighting back against the heroin epidemic and other social, economic, and political ills plaguing the borough at the time. Allied with groups like the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and others, White Lightning concentrated on organizing white working-class communities in the borough. Besides organizing protests, tenant defense, and distributing their newspaper, the group also hosted free park jams and theater performances to raise the consciousness of the community, foreshadowing the similar activities that would become the core of hip hop.