Ras Baraka

Queen Latifah returns home to Newark to build desperately needed affordable housing  

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Obama says ‘institutional constraints’ impacted comments on Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown

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Newark officials reach settlement over lead contamination in drinking water

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Ras Baraka

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka calls on Trump to focus on crisis of lead in water, not border wall

  Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is taking President Trump to task for staging a standoff to build a $5 billion border wall while the
/ January 16, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Newark orders 30 schools to Shut Down its water fountains after lead was found

On Wednesday, Newark ordered 30 schools- almost half of its school buildings- to shut down their water fountains after lead was discovered in the water…
/ March 10, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Ras Baraka declares victory in Newark mayor's race

(AP) — Ras Baraka, son of the late militant poet and activist Amiri Baraka, declared victory Tuesday in the race to succeed Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker as mayor of the state of New Jersey’s largest city.
/ May 15, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Who will run Newark without Cory Booker?

theGRIO REPORT – The current discussion inside Newark’s distinctive, deep-rooted and often divisive wards is who should follow Booker and why…
/ October 15, 2013