Newark, NJ - When six Asian international students at Rutgers University found their student statuses abruptly terminated in ...

Newark, NJ - The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka grounded the current discussion on “citizenship and rights” after ...

Newark, NJ - In Part 1 of our interview with Newark native and Howard University filmmaker Opoku “OpotheBoat” Boateng, we sat down with Set Designer Lillian “Phoenyx” Ojo, and Gaffer and Sound Mixer, ...

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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, ...

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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 - Labor unions and trade organizations have long fought for workers’ rights, including fair wages and safe, humane ...

Newark, NJ - Opoku “OpotheBoat” Boateng is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker who recently released his first 20-minute short film ...