As Newark deputy mayor, Baraka said introducing Farrakhan at a speech where he espoused violent and conspiratorial views was ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka leads polls in New Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. He could become the state’s first Black ...

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New Jersey (March 14, 2025) – Friday, Mayor Ras J. Baraka issued the following statement urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...

Ras Baraka, a Democrat running for governor, spoke out against the planned 1,000-bed facility at a rally attended by hundreds.

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Newark mayor and gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka speaks during a ...

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 ...

The majority of candidates running for governor want to give New Jersey residents the ability to grow their own weed. Four Democrats — former Senate President Steve Sweeney, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, ...

Newark mayor and gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka speaks during a protest in front of of Delaney Hall, the proposed site of an immigrant detention center, in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, March 11 ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Along an industrial stretch of roadway in New Jersey's biggest city, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared with immigrants rights activists last week to protest the Trump ...