Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's arrest at the hands of Homeland Security agents outside Delaney Hall on Friday night was pure gold in terms of political theater. Everyone who found themselves in the ...

Baraka’s voice can already be heard in stadiums across the country, since his political spoken-word poem from the early 2000s is featured on Beyoncé’s tour. (He was also featured as a teacher ...

Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark and New Jersey’s Democratic candidate for governor, speaks outside the Newark Federal Courthouse, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS ...

NJ Spotlight News. Mayor Baraka's arrest resonates into NJ governor's race. Clip: 5/12/2025 | 4m 40s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Mayor was arrested Friday after attempting to gain access to ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor over his arrest, saying the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite.

Spencer Kent is an investigative political reporter for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger. He reported on the COVID-19 pandemic with stories and investigations into the virus’ spread, its impact on New ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest during a protest against the Delaney Hall ICE detention center has ignited a firestorm of controversy across New Jersey political circles.

Baraka's strategy seems to be paying off — for now. There is some evidence that the strategy in the early going is working. in a recent recent Fairleigh Dickinson-Open Mind poll of 572 Democrats ...

Beyoncé’s surprise nod to Ras Baraka in New Jersey may have signaled more than love—it could be a boost to the Hip-Hop mayor’s run for governor.