Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1969 [1] [2] or 1970 [3] [4]) is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark, …

Ras J. Baraka is the 40th Mayor of the City of Newark. A native of Newark, whose family has lived in the City for more than 80 years, Mayor Baraka’s progressive approach to governing has …

Mar 25, 2024 · Ras Baraka couldn’t be less like Ron DeSantis or Greg Abbott. A Black Democrat raised by activist poets, he is the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city, Newark, and proclaimed …

Apr 25, 2024 · If Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is elected governor of New Jersey in next year’s election, he’d make a lot of history. He’d be the first Black person elected to lead the state; in …

Sep 30, 2024 · The speaker was Ras Baraka, and he was already known around town as the principal of Central High School, a city councillor, and the son of Amiri Baraka, the poet and …

3 days ago · Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced tonight that he will run for governor in 2025, becoming the third Democrat to join the race to succeed term-limited Gov.

6 days ago · mayor ras j. baraka’s statement on ice raid on newark business establishment ← Back to News overview “Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents …

Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1970) [1] [2] is an American politician. He is the 40th and current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He was a member of the Municipal Council of Newark. [3] His …

Feb 22, 2024 · Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is charting out an unabashedly progressive lane in the primary to succeed Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, eschewing what he described as …

Feb 20, 2024 · Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is running to be New Jersey's next Governor. He made the announcement at a Black History Month event in Trenton. Newark Today host Michael Hill …