Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1969 [1] [2] or 1970 [3] [4]) is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark, …

Ras J. Baraka is the 40th Mayor of the City of Newark. A native of Newark, whose family has lived in the City for more than 80 years, Mayor Baraka’s progressive approach to governing has …

Ras Baraka, the current mayor of New Jersey’s largest city, is deeply invested in the future of New Jersey and holds a steadfast belief in its potential. As he pursues the governorship, …

Mar 25, 2024 · Ras Baraka couldn’t be less like Ron DeSantis or Greg Abbott. A Black Democrat raised by activist poets, he is the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city, Newark, and proclaimed …

1 day ago · Former Hunterdon County Chair Joey Novick endorsed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for governor Tuesday, just days before Hunterdon’s Democratic convention. Novick led the …

Sep 30, 2024 · The speaker was Ras Baraka, and he was already known around town as the principal of Central High School, a city councillor, and the son of Amiri Baraka, the poet and …

Feb 20, 2024 · At a Black History Month event Monday night, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said, "I want to be the governor of the state of New Jersey." Baraka made the announcement with …

Jan 29, 2025 · Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced tonight that he will run for governor in 2025, becoming the third Democrat to join the race to succeed term-limited Gov.

Feb 22, 2024 · Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is charting out an unabashedly progressive lane in the primary to succeed Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, eschewing what he described as …

Ras Baraka, the current mayor of New Jersey’s largest city, is deeply invested in the future of New Jersey and holds a steadfast belief in its potential. As he pursues the governorship, …