Mayor Ras Baraka is running for governor of New Jersey and defying expectations in the process. While some political consultants ranked him as the underdog when he entered the race, Baraka has ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s link to controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is coming under scrutiny as he makes a bid to become New Jersey’s next governor. Farrakhan, 91 ...

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and a Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, is campaigning on a progressive platform. Baraka is challenging the traditional suburban strategy employed by ...

“Now is the opportunity, particularly in the climate that we’re in; what’s happening nationally makes it clear to me that (running for governor) is what needs to happen,” he said.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is making a bet on progressivism in the race for governor of New Jersey. President Donald Trump seems to be helping his cause. Baraka, the longtime mayor of New Jersey’s ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka faces criticism after a 2004 video showing him praising controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan resurfaced. Baraka praised Farrakhan’s moral authority and ...

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, N.J., invited Alina Habba to the city for a tour, a day before she was sworn in as a federal prosecutor for the Garden State Friday. “I’d be happy to give you ...

Also, it’s less than three months until primary day. One of the gubernatorial candidates, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, joined the show.