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Reax to the ICE raid in Newark, a preview of Robert Montano's SMALL and a trip to a unique market in Brooklyn

By Doug Doyle
Published January 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM EST
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka holds a news conference on Friday, January 24 to talk about a ICE raid of a city business
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka holds a news conference on Friday, January 24 to talk about a ICE raid of a city business

On the January 25 WBGO Journal...

WBGO's Janice Kirkel has more from Newark Mayor Ras Baraka about this past week’s ICE raid on a Newark business, detaining non-citizens and citizens alike..

WBGO's Kenneth Burns reports black and brown activists in Camden who have been raising concerns about the embattled South Jersey Democratic boss George Norcross say they feel vindicated..

George E. Norcross III looks on from the audience as his attorneys argue for the charges against him and his co-defendants be dismissed
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George E. Norcross III looks on from the audience as his attorneys argue for the charges against him and his co-defendants be dismissed

WBGO’s Jon Kalish takes us to a unique farmers market in Brooklyn..

Media artist Yufeng Zhao, left, stands with his display of one-way street signs at the recent dataset farmers market in Brooklyn.
Jon Kalish
Media artist Yufeng Zhao, left, stands with his display of one-way street signs at the recent dataset farmers market in Brooklyn.

Host Doug Doyle chats with actor, dancer and former Jockey Robert Montano about his one-person play SMALL running at the George Street Playhouse..

Robert Montano tells his inspring true story in SMALL now running at GSP through February 2
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Robert Montano tells his inspring true story in SMALL now running at GSP through February 2

And film Critic Harlan Jacobson is surprised by The Last Showgirl...

Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl
Roadside Attractions
Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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