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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka wants to halt plans to open new ICE jail
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBaraka said opening a new detention center for immigrants could drive many of his city's...
Gov. Murphy should veto public records bill, say mayors of N.J.’s two biggest cities
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNewark Mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop are two of the most prominent elected...
Housing, baby bonds and reparations: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka lays out progressive overhaul for New...
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNewark Mayor Ras Baraka is charting out an unabashedly progressive lane in the primary to succeed...
Newark mayor, unions raise alarm at what Rutgers merger may mean for University Hospital
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNewark Mayor Ras Baraka and other critics of Rutgers University’s recent decision to merge its two...
Rutgers won't renew Newark chancellor's contract. City's mayor, political leaders object
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRutgers announced Wednesday that Nancy Cantor, two-term chancellor of Rutgers University's Newark...
Search continues for man accused of shooting two Newark police officers
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEWARK − Authorities are still searching for a man who allegedly shot two Newark police officers at...
Newark unveils Harriet Tubman monument, 'Shadow of a Face,' where Columbus statue once stood
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpring is in the air at public parks in Newark, New Jersey. So is something else: Change. On...
I'm the mayor of Newark. We have to get NJ's rental crisis under control | Opinion
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 12 months agoI recently met a single mother who was evicted from her home here in Newark. She described bedtime...
Newark was one of the deadliest cities in the U.S. Now it wants to set an example on public safety...
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 years agoNewark — a metropolis with more than 300,000 majority Black and brown residents — is in the midst of...
Queen Latifah Hosts Newark’s 24 Hrs Of Peace Featuring Fivio Foreign, Faith Evans, And More
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe city of Newark brought out legendary players of Hip-Hop and R&B for the 24 Hrs of Peace concert,...