NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Along an industrial stretch of roadway in New Jersey’s biggest city, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared ...

Johnson, an artist, educator, poet and community organizer deeply rooted in Newark, was selected for the role by a 15-member ...

Mayor Ras Baraka spent International Women's Day engaging with women across Newark, just hours after a devastating shooting ...

Friends Julie Roginsky, a Democrat, and Mike DuHaime, a Republican, talk politics: As long as people’s retirement accounts and kids’ college funds are volatile, voters will start to lose faith.

with the Newark Museum of Art at its center. NMOA, LMXD and MCI Collective broke ground last week for construction of Museum Parc with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver and state ...

For decades, our community has been targeted as a dumping ground,” an activist said. “This is environmental racism – period.” ...

In its first two years, the tri-city event brought in more than $25 million, drawing a half million attendees to 650-plus shows across 250 venues.

Conceived in 2023 as a celebration of Jersey arts and innovation, the 2025 festival runs June 14 to 29, primarily in Newark ...

In 2024, Mayor Ras Baraka enforced the city’s summer youth ... Outreach workers like Ellis will encourage city youth to participate in art therapy programs at the center and explore personal ...

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