The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside Delaney Hall on Friday provided him with new political fuel — even as the MAGAverse was delighted.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest at an ICE facility on Friday thrust him into the national spotlight as a fighter of President Donald Trump just weeks before New Jersey Democrats are to decide ...

Despite coming in third in his run for governor, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was recently arrested at an ICE protest, is rumored to be a contender for New Jersey lieutenant governor.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka promotes his progressive vision for New Jersey, features in Beyoncé's tour, and participates in a Rutgers poetry slam.

That’s Baraka’s modus operandi: using black American victim narratives to fuel his political career and progressive policy agenda — even to the detriment of working-class black Americans ...

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 ...

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.

All of Baraka’s Democratic opponents released statements slamming the arrest, including Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who is fighting Baraka for progressive voters and appeared to be the ...

The image of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka being led away in handcuffs from the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center on Friday continued to be all the political talk on Monday, including with its ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest during a protest at the Delaney Hall ICE center sparks controversy after he was detained for alleged trespassing on federal property.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's link to controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is coming under scrutiny as he makes a bid to become New Jersey's next governor.