On June 14, while tanks roll down the streets of D.C. celebrating the sitting President’s birthday, New Jersey residents from Montclair to Cape May will gather in parks, town squares, and overpasses ...

Newark, NJ - The U.S. Department of Justice still has its sights set on U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver. Over a week after Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested for allegedly trespassing at ...

A map of the Jones Road Wildfire containment area in New Jersey on April 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM. Photo Credit: New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Newark, NJ - In recent years, wildfires have become one of ...

Newark, NJ - Labor unions and trade organizations have long fought for workers’ rights, including fair wages and safe, humane working conditions in industries like the building and manufacturing ...

Newark, NJ – In especially challenging times where reactionary forces have been empowered to roll back much of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s work in civil rights and economic justice, 15-year-old ...

Newark, NJ - Millions of people marched and protested during 2020, following the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. A New York Times article calculated the total number of protestors ...

Newark, NJ - New Jersey Senate bill S1292, which attempts to establish a state definition of anti-semitism and to appropriate $100,000 for a “public awareness campaign to promote bias crime reporting, ...

Newark, NJ - New Jersey is heading into one of the most consequential elections in its recent history. In November, voters will choose a new governor and reshape the state Legislature. But for many ...

Newark, NJ - Opoku “OpotheBoat” Boateng is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker who recently released his first 20-minute short film, "Apple Cider - A Parable of Black Love". Released on YouTube on March ...

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Students, workers, families, and other community members gather for the May Day rally at Independence Park in Newark, New Jersey, on May 1st, 2025. Photo credit: Renee Johnston for Public Square ...