In a statement on X, Mayor Baraka slammed ICE for failing to comply with state laws prohibiting law enforcement from pursuing ...

fter hours in federal custody, Mayor Ras Baraka was released and spoke to a large crowd outside a Department of Homeland Security building on Frelinghuysen Avenue. "I never thought I would be ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appears to have a clear path to a fourth term against seven challengers, all relatively minor and ...

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 ...

The City of Newark posted a statement from Mayor Ras Baraka about a car crash allegedly involved with an ICE pursuit on X.

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 ...

Delaney Hall, a privately operated detention center in Newark, drew national attention on Friday as Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, was arrested outside the facility ...

Good Friday morning! Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s progressive star power is well-known in New Jersey. His influence is spreading ...

On his arrest, the private prison company GEO, and why he believes we’re heading into authoritarianism—but democracy will prevail. Ras Baraka, the democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who was ...

The candidate rolled his eyes at the question. Ras Baraka — mayor of Newark, son of activist poet Amiri Baraka and one of only two people of color running for governor — clearly has gotten this before ...

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 ...