Newark mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka is now a martyr.

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 ...

A moment of political opportunity for Alina Habba and Ras Baraka The moment gave Alina Habba ... And it certainly gave her the visibility to build a future fundraising network for wherever ...

Howard was also the site of Baraka’s formative political experience ... tide from a sorrowful past toward a more hopeful future. Black leaders have been delivering speeches much like this ...

Trespassing charge against Baraka was dropped ahead of key gubernatorial endorsement. After a trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was abruptly dismissed by U.S. District Judge Andre ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who evaded federal charges following his arrest May 9 at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ...

Baraka’s gubernatorial ambitions add another political dimension to Friday ... potentially emerging from this case could influence future conflicts between local officials and federal authorities.

Political tensions remain high in New Jersey ... which led to the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on a trespassing charge weeks ahead of a competitive Democratic gubernatorial primary he is ...

Baraka — who, like Fulop, has run a progressive-leaning campaign often critical of the political establishment — strikes a middle ground in his letter. He said Hunterdon showed how a county ...