Ras Baraka
Newark Holding “24 Hours of Peace” Event With Hip-Hop Focus
In a press release, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that their "24 Hours of Peace" Event will take place this Friday beginning at 5 P.M. The event will feature musical performances, vendors and fitness classes until Saturday afternoon.
U.N.I.T.Y.: Queen Latifah Builds Affordable Housing In Brick City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty Queen Latifah has been someone who’s the epitome of “show and prove”, and the multihyphenate entertainer is doing so again by helping to build affordable housing in her Newark, New Jersey hometown. The star of the CBS action series The Equalizer appeared at the groundbreaking ceremony in the South Ward district of Brick City on Tuesday (April 27th) which was led by BlueSugar Corp., a development company that the rapper and actress is co-president of. The other companies involved in the project are Life Assets Development and GonSosa Development. “I grew up around here playing in West Side Park, a block away,” Latifah said during her speech at the ceremony. “My grandfather’s hardware store was blocks from here. I...
Lauryn Hill Named As Executive Producer For Amiri Baraka Documentary
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Corinth Films / Corinth Films The life and legacy of the late poet and activist Amiri Baraka is now the subject of a new documentary. And fellow New Jersey native Lauryn Hill is the executive producer who has helped bring it to life. Source: Corinth Films / Corinth Films The new documentary, titled Why Is We Americans, offers a look at the life of Baraka who is regarded as one of the most forthright authorities on Black American art, history, and culture. Related Stories As a leader of the Black Arts Movement that first began in 1965, Baraka was acclaimed for his expression of the Black experience through his poetry such as “It’s Nation Time” and his written work beginning with Blues People: Negro Music in White America. The film, which gets its title fro...
It’s Getting Real: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Enacting Strict Lockdown Measures To Stop Spread of COVID-19
Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sounds the alarm as COVID-19 infections rise at a frightening rate. We’re supposed to be gearing up to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families, but as we approach the holiday, COVID-19 infections numbers rising across the country. New Jersey, one of the first states along with New York City, hit hardest by the contagious virus back in March, is now seeing a spike in numbers after getting them under control for a good portion of the summer. With the state’s infection rate at a frightening 10%, a number the state hasn’t seen since May, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced some restrictions without statewide but stopped short of issuing another shutdown. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka defying his governor and is taking ...
