Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 18: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka attends a unity rally on the steps of City Hall in downtown Newark in support of ...

Baraka also endorsed progressive Analilia Mejia in the special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, and is ...

Brian Varela’s quest to claim the progressive mantle in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district ...

Read full article: Rocky Mount to extend town boundary in an effort to improve EMS access to one community Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal prosecutors tried to “humiliate and degrade” him by ...

Tom Martello writes a regular column about the 2025 race for New Jersey governor. Brent Johnson writes the subscriber-only newsletter What Makes Jersey Run. They combined forces in the aftermath of ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba and a Homeland Security (DHS) official, alleging false arrest and defamation stemming ...

Never shy about his revolutionary views, Amiri Baraka gave New Jersey’s governor fair warning of possible fireworks when he was named the state’s poet laureate. “You’re gonna catch hell for this,” ...

Completely unfazed by ­camera clicks and luring calls, Baraka munches on the grass of the savannah. With his massive body, thick grey skin and the pointed horn, the black rhino appears invincible. But ...

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 just ...