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Author: Ras Baraka

Baraka: Newark is doing its part on homelessness. The rest of New Jersey must do theirs

May 14, 2026   4:48 amApril 30, 2026   12:01 pm
OPINION A recent state report said that 64% percent of the people staying in Newark’s homeless shelters come from outside the city. Of the people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, only one in five are Newark residents, which is why this internal...
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Baraka: Newark’s contributions

March 25, 2026   11:14 amMarch 25, 2026   11:27 am
OPINION It seems New Jersey Shore area Republicans have made a sport of piling on Newark. Last September, State Sen. Declan O’Scanlan sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy urging him to put Newark under state oversight, after he criticized...
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Baraka: Sanctuary cities are the last line for the Constitution

March 9, 2026   3:13 pmMarch 9, 2026   3:16 pm
There is new thin blue line in America, formed by those of us who run the Trump-maligned sanctuary cities, those fighting to stop ICE to agents from violating the Constitution of our residents and ignoring local ordinances and law enforcement...
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Baraka reckons back to Addonizio and UMDNJ in expressing hope for Newark’s new medical school

October 2, 2025   3:59 pm
OPINION Rutgers has awarded bids for the next phases of the $600 million renovation of its medical school and hospital in Newark. I hope its commitment to the health and welfare of our residents extends to our local construction and...
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Opinion: Baraka on Ciattarelli’s debate performance

September 23, 2025   11:21 amSeptember 23, 2025   2:18 pm
OPINION While watching the first gubernatorial debate Sunday night, I became more convinced that Jack Ciattarelli’s positions on education, housing and health are regressive, and so backward-looking they would further divide the state along racial and economic lines. Ciattarelli classifies...
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Ras Baraka: Don’t Count Out the Progressives

June 13, 2025   10:07 amJune 13, 2025   10:10 am
OPINION Hidden in plain sight of Tuesday’s election results is strong, numerical evidence that the progressive wing of New Jersey’s Democratic party is not only alive and well, but formidable and motivated to move our state in a direction guided...
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Baraka rips Sherrill: ‘Where are the new plays?’

May 2, 2025   11:14 amMay 2, 2025   11:49 am
OPINION A recent editorial by Rep. Mikie Sherrill said Democrats need a new get-tough playbook to battle the Trump administration. I agree. But after reading it, I wondered, “Where are the new plays?” It seems Rep. Sherrill’s plays are the...
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