Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1970 ) is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current...

points down from Joe Biden's statewide margin in 2020.[citation needed] Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark (2014–present) Steven Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City (2013–present)...

1966, Amina married Amiri Baraka, who at that time was known as LeRoi Jones. They have five children. Their son Ras Baraka became the Mayor of Newark...

Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Mikie Sherrill, and Newark mayor Ras Baraka are running for the Democratic nomination. Former state assemblyman Jack...

city, while the North and East Wards are mostly populated by Latinos. Ras Baraka has served as mayor of Newark since 2014. Newark was settled in 1666 by...

Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer...

council) are nonpartisan and are held on the 2nd Tuesday in May. Mayor Ras Baraka was first elected in the Newark mayoral election on May 13, 2014. List...

Candidate Investigations Unit. By February 16, 2021, when Newark Mayor Ras Baraka tapped O'Hara to serve as Newark's Public Safety Director, O'Hara was...

2014. The race was characterized as a contest between two candidates, Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries, both from Newark's South Ward. Elections for all...

2023, Newark mayor Ras Baraka invited Kailasa to city hall to join in a "cultural trade agreement". City officials, including Baraka, took photos and signed...

Prima has eight half-siblings, among them Kellie and Lisa Jones, and Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, New Jersey. "L.A. Radio Veteran Dominique DiPrima Honored...

Newark council president vote, Ras Baraka could win Latino support". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved December 4, 2013. For Baraka's political opponents it blunts...

non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Ras Baraka avoided a runoff after winning a second term with 77 percent of the votes...

listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Ras Baraka ran for re-election and easily won a third term. Ras Baraka, incumbent Mayor of Newark Sheila Montague...

district (2018–present) and candidate for mayor of Jersey City in 2013 Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark (2014–present) (running for governor in 2025, endorsed...

Mayor Nicholas J. Sacco, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, and others. Menendez campaigned...

Interludes performed by Talent, Wil Shannon Briggs and Ras Baraka. Intro performed by Red Alert and Ras Baraka. Outro performed by Red Alert. "Fu-Gee-La (Sly...

American writer Barakah The Prince (born 1994), Tanzanian musician Ras J. Baraka (born 1970), American politician and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey...

scheduled. The Newark mayoral election took place May 13, 2014 and was won by Ras Baraka. Luis A. Quintana had stepped down as Council President to be sworn in...

Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. Booker's opponents on the council, including Ras Baraka, sought to appoint John Sharpe James, son of former mayor Sharpe James...

the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers, was co-edited with Ras Baraka and proclaimed "a new black consciousness movement", in response to the...

Columbia University. Jones has a half-brother, Newark, New Jersey, mayor Ras Baraka, and a half-sister, Dominique di Prima, from Amiri's relationship with...

(2019–present) Mary-Ann Baldwin, mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina (2019–2024) Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, New Jersey (2014–present) Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles...

mayor of New York City Elijah Cummings, United States representative Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, New Jersey Toni Morrison, Pulitzer Prize– and Nobel...

documentary film about the Baraka family, including American poets Amiri Baraka, Amina Baraka, and their son, Ras Baraka, the current mayor of Newark...

Experience. It features guest appearances from Chuck D, Ice Cube, and Ras Baraka. It reached number 72 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and sold only...

Assembly (2022–present) from the 66th district (2018–present) Mayors Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark (2014–present) Individuals Daniella Ballou-Aares, CEO...

politician Ras Baraka, who was recorded speaking to a group of children in the living room of Hill's New Jersey home. Hill requested that Baraka speak to...

Caine and Jesse Eisenberg. More recent releases include Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's memoir and two works by Brown Sugar screenwriter Michael Elliot. In 2024...

Despite his loss, Ras Baraka would successfully run again for mayor of Newark 20 years later. Sharpe James, incumbent Mayor of Newark Ras Baraka, author and...