Ras Baraka Archives - New Jersey Globe

Poll: Newark sees little or no progress on police reform, most residents say

August 31, 2021 8:52 amSeptember 1, 2021 9:25 am

Nearly one-quarter of Newark’s residents (23%) believe there has been no progress at all on police reform at all despite more than a year of national debate over the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University...

Newark mayor favorables at 60%, new Fairleigh Dickinson poll says

August 23, 2021 6:00 amAugust 23, 2021 11:02 am

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is sitting on a massive 60%-17% favorable rating among residents of the state’s largest city more eight months before the May 2022 mayoral election, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll released on Monday morning. Favorables...

Murphy plans five campaign stops ahead of primary day

June 4, 2021 6:35 pmJune 5, 2021 9:13 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy intends to make five campaign stops this weekend, boosting candidates in a handful of competitive races. He’ll start the weekend with a canvass launch in the 20th district, where he’ll appear with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North...

Baraka endorsement of Custis called off, won’t be rescheduled

June 3, 2021 1:30 pmJune 3, 2021 4:05 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has cancelled his scheduled endorsement of Elton Custis for mayor of Camden and will not reschedule in before Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the New Jersey Globe has learned. At the same time, U.S. Senator Cory Booker today...

Rice praises Baraka but says too early to talk of 2025 gubernatorial bid

May 6, 2021 2:01 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) praised Newark Mayor Ras Baraka but said it was too early to name him a 2025 gubernatorial hopeful. “I think right now he’s doing a good job as mayor, so we’re going to leave it...

With early voting signed, urban mayors take aim at Ciattarelli’s voting reform plan

March 30, 2021 2:00 pmMarch 31, 2021 10:07 am

This article was updated with comment from the Ciattarelli campaign at 7:04 p.m. A swath of Democratic urban mayors attacked Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli over his election reform platform Tuesday, charging it was in lock-step with Republican efforts to...

Baraka backs Diaz in Perth Amboy runoff

December 9, 2020 8:50 amDecember 9, 2020 11:18 am

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has endorsed Wilda Diaz for re-election to a fourth term as the mayor of Perth Amboy. “As the first female Mayor of Perth Amboy, the first Latina Mayor of the State of New Jersey and first...