Shayvonne Anderson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Newark school boards slate drops incumbent

March 2, 2020 12:09 pmMarch 2, 2020 3:13 pm

A coalition slate that has controlled Newark school board elections of the last five years has dropped incumbent Reginald Bledsoe from their ticket and replaced him with the 23-year-old son of South Ward Democratic chairman Patrick Counsel. Hasani Council, an...

North Ward machine shows strength in Newark school elections

April 19, 2019 11:01 amApril 19, 2019 1:57 pm

The legendary political machine in Newark’s North Ward continues to play an outsized role in city elections, including this week’s contested race for three seats on the Newark Board of Education. The Moving Newark Forward slate of candidates backed by...

Moving Newark Forward slate wins in landslide

April 16, 2019 9:54 pm

The Moving Newark Forward slate of candidates backed by mayor Ras Baraka, Senate Senate President Pro-Tempore Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) and North Ward councilman Anibal Ramos easily won three seats on the Newark Board of Education tonight. A’Dorian Murray-Thomas (4,858), Shayvonne...

Newark school board candidates get support

March 26, 2019 10:13 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Senate President Pro-Tempore Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) and North Ward councilman Anibal Ramos will endorse the Moving Newark Schools Forward slate of school board candidates tomorrow: A’Dorian Murray-Thomas, Tave Padilla and Shayvonne Anderson. Padilla, a former aide...