Ras Baraka was first elected mayor of Newark back in 2014. Under his leadership, the city "achieved a 60-year low in crime," ...

The Newark mayor has influenced the way city schools are run. But despite citywide efforts to help improve academic outcomes, ...

It’s time to reimagine New Jersey. Ras J. Baraka a Newark native, poet, and educator, is the transformative mayor of the City ...

The unapologetically progressive mayor was arrested at an immigration detention center. Now, he's hoping to capitalize on ...

The mayor of Newark, who was recently arrested by ICE agents at a detention facility, discusses his race to become the ...

I want somebody to apologize, write a letter, say this was wrong, come out and say, ‘We shouldn’t have done this,’” Baraka ...

In his 11 years as mayor of Newark, the city has seen a tremendous growth spurt - the city skyline is etched with new ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba over his arrest by ICE agents outside ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit against the US Attorney for New Jersey on Tuesday over his arrest last month while ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a federal lawsuit, after he was arrested by masked federal agents outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail in Newark. “They arrested me without any ...

The Newark mayor sued federal officials, alleging false arrest and defamation over a dropped trespassing charge at an ICE ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, arguing that his arrest outside an immigration ...