Ras Baraka Archives - Page 13 of 13

Butler event showcases Booker & Baraka alliance

February 21, 2018 10:48 pmFebruary 26, 2018 8:17 pm

The growing friendship between U.S. Senator Cory Booker and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka continues to blossom. A Booker fundraiser tonight in Newark included a rousing intro of the Senator by Baraka – they were rivals when Booker was mayor and...

Allies Booker and Baraka filing petitions at City Hall

February 9, 2018 10:54 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker will return to his roots at Newark City hall this morning, joining a one-time political rival file petitions for the mayoral election in May. Mayor Ras Baraka, seeking re-election to a second term, was never a...

In show of force, Ramos runs

January 18, 2018 6:36 pm

Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr. announced his re-election bid for a fourth term on the Newark City Council Thursday to a packed crowd at the Waterfront, a gleaming new recreation facility that he helped bring to fruition. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Sheriff...

Murphy unlikely to abandon Baraka

January 10, 2018 2:46 pm

It’s not the first family fight of the fledgling Murphy governorship and it won’t be the last, but the race for Mayor of Newark will be something to watch this year. Gayle Cheneyfield-Jenkins, who backed Phil Murphy when Ras Baraka...