Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media after a court appearance in Newark, N.J., Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal ...

Never shy about his revolutionary views, Amiri Baraka gave New Jersey’s governor fair warning of possible fireworks when he was named the state’s poet laureate. “You’re gonna catch hell for this,” ...

Baraka was arrested outside of Delaney Hall on Friday, May 9 Charmaine Patterson is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE. She first began working at PEOPLE in 2021 as a Digital News Writer. Her work has ...

NEWARK, N.J.-- Another high-profile mayor says he wants to jump into the New Jersey gubernatorial race. At a Black History Month event Monday night, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said, "I want to be the ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a new federal immigration detention center he has been protesting against and was held in custody for several hours. Baraka was released around 8 p.m.

Ras Baraka was released from custody after being arrested at a protest against a controversial ICE facility run by private prison operator GEO Group. Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka walked out of ...