Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is positioning his candidacy for New Jersey governor in a crowded Democratic field as a journey to a more progressive future.

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

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is making a bid to stake out the progressive lane in the six-person race for the Democratic ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is making a ... immigration — appear to be buoying Baraka’s candidacy. And Baraka thinks that’s proof other members of his party are approaching the Trump era all ...

His photograph has been featured prominently in ads for candidates competing for their party’s nomination ... made days earlier by Ras J. Baraka, the mayor of Newark who is running for the ...

Newark Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, has been posthumously promoted to sergeant, officials announced Friday during his funeral ...

Mayor Ras Baraka spent International Women's Day engaging with women across Newark, just hours after a devastating shooting ...

A 14-year-old shot and killed a police officer and wounded another Friday evening in New Jersey, authorities said, in a ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said law enforcement agencies are working to bring to justice the individuals responsible for such a “heinous, callous, disregard for humanity.” The officers "went to a ...