Newark

Black men, women and child in multicolored clothing stand behind gray gravestone on green cemetery grass in front of green-and-brown trees and grey building
Sameer Rao  Jul 12, 2017 12:43PM EDT

Radio Series Explores Legacy of 1967 Newark Uprising

WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll revisits the history and legacy of the 1967 unrest 50 years later via conversations with a Black family that lived through it—and stayed to uplift the community.
Congressman Donald Payne Jr. attends the World Business Lenders ribbon cutting in Jersey City on July 20, 2016, in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Yessenia Funes  Apr 24, 2017 12:46PM EDT

What One Congressman Thinks of Environmental Justice

“The positions and policies of the Trump administration are a direct threat to the health of African-American communities,” writes Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ).
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Yessenia Funes  Dec 23, 2016 10:31AM EST

The Biggest Environmental Justice Wins of 2016

It was the year three California counties banned fracking, a tribe beat big oil and more.
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Sameer Rao  Nov 4, 2016 12:22PM EDT

Black NJ Politicians Condemn 'Blatant Racism' of Local Republican Mailer

“The not so subtle message is that Newark and its suburbs are all that White voters fear in a community: Black, Latino, Poor, Dangerous, and Blighted,” reads a statement cosigned by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and others.
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 31, 2016 2:29PM EDT

DOJ Forces Overhaul of Newark's Racially Biased Police Department

The agency just reached an agreement with the city that calls for reform in 12 areas, including body-worn camera and use of force policies.
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 10, 2016 10:21AM EST

Water in 30 Newark Public Schools Tests Positive for Lead

Officials have turned off the taps at half the district’s schools.
Carla Murphy  Feb 13, 2015 3:05PM EST

Spread Love, It's the Newark Way

This Valentine’s Day, Newark is planning a Land Sale for couples only
Julianne Hing  Sep 1, 2014 7:00AM EDT

Students to Boycott Newark Public Schools

Some 600 parents have pledged to boycott city schools, organizers say.
Julianne Hing  Aug 27, 2014 1:51PM EDT

Parents Announce Boycott of Newark Schools Over School Reform Plan

Parents step up their tactics to fight decades of reforms and state control of Newark Public Schools.
Julianne Hing  Jul 24, 2014 5:07PM EDT

Dept. of Ed Probes Complaint That Newark School Closures Racially Discriminate

Black students are just 53 percent of Newark students but 73 percent of those whose schools were shut in 2011-2012.
Julianne Hing  May 27, 2014 7:20AM EDT

New Civil Rights Suit Calls School Closures Discriminatory

Mass school closures in Chicago, Newark and New Orleans create

inequity, civil rights groups argue.
Carla Murphy  May 16, 2014 10:02AM EDT

Weekend Read: The Booker-Zuckerberg $100M Plan to Reform Newark Schools

“Everybody’s getting paid, but Raheem still can’t read.”
Brentin Mock  May 14, 2014 12:25PM EDT

Newark Wins Ras Baraka; Significant Challenges Ahead

Ras Baraka win is a referendum on education reform movement.