Newark Today

On the latest broadcast of Newark Today broadcast host Michael Hill is joined by Mayor Ras Baraka to discuss all the latest hot topics in and around NJ’s largest city including police reforms, the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, and the debate over a vaccine. We are also joined by Director of Health and Community Wellness Dr. Mark wade and Superintendent of Newark Schools Roger Léon for an update on back to school 2020.

On this month's edition of Newark Today, host Michael Hill will be joined by Mayor Ras Baraka to talk about the latest developments around the coronavirus. Roger Léon, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, will join the discussion to talk about the latest around the plan to manage remote learning in New Jersey's largest school district, as well as when children will be allowed to return to the classroom.

On this month's edition of Newark Today host Michael Hill is  joined via Zoom by guests Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Dr. Mark Wade, Director of Newark's Department of Health and Community Wellness to discuss all the latest developments in the city's fight against the coronavirus and ongoing efforts to reopen New Jersey's largest city. Schools Superintendent Roger Léon also joins the discussion to talk about what education in the district may look like in September. 

On this edition of Newark Today Host Michael Hill is joined by Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Director of Health and Community Wellness Dr. Mark Wade, M.D.,  discuss the potential health impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Newark, steps the city is taking to address it, and measures residents can take to protect themselves.  

Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced a further series of sweeping measures to address the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the City of Newark, which include a mandatory 8 p.m. curfew, the closing of non-essential businesses by 8 p.m. tonight until further notice, and City Hall services offered to residents there by appointment only. A list of the new measures follows, in which compliance will be enforced.

Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Director of Health and Community Wellness Dr. Mark Wade, M.D., will hold a Virtual Town Hall with city residents on Tuesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. The Virtual Town Hall will discuss the potential health impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Newark, steps the city is taking to address it, and measures residents can take to protect themselves.

Residents can call in to the Town Hall at (855)-756-7520 Ext.56949# to ask questions. We will be streaming the event live at WBGO.ORG and on the Newark Today facebook page. 

On this month's edition of Newark Today Mayor Ras Baraka joins host Michael Hill of NJTV News for an unprecedented one on one discussion. 

On this month's Newark Today host Michael Hill will be joined by Mayor Ras Baraka and Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development Allison Ladd to discuss efforts around development and equitable growth outside of the city's downtown district. We will be taking calls LIVE at 844-677-9283 Thursday january 16th at 8pm. 

The SOTA (or Special One Time Assistance) program has placed 1,200 homeless families from NYC in housing in Newark, since 2017. The program has recently made headlines around the quality of the housing stock, which has prompted the city to sue Mayor Bill De Blasio's administration, in an effort to stop the relocation program. 

On this month's edition  of Newark Today host Michael Hill of NJTV News is joined by Ryan P. Haygood, Esq. President and CEO New Jersey Institute For Social Justice, Christian Onuoha former republican candidate for New Jersey’s 19th Legislative District General Assembly, and author and political activist Kevin Powell, to talk about issues around racial inclusion and equity in political policy and what role it will play in the 2020 presidential election. 

On this month's edition of Newark Today host Michael Hill is joined by Mayor Ras Baraka and Acting Director of Water and Sewer Utilities Kareem Adeem, to talk about the future of Newark's water, and the city's push to replace all its lead service lines, as New Jersey's largest city continues to address its ongoing water crisis. 

Newark Today presents The State of Newark Public Schools. Host Michael Hill will be joined by Mayor Ras Baraka, Schools Superintendent Roger Leon, President of the Board of Education Josephine Garcia, and Bruno Coelho, 2019 – 2020  Student Representative

The town hall style forum will be broadcast LIVE from Science Park High School Thursday September 19th at 8pm. 

Host Michael Hilll will be joined by Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose talking policing in New Jersey's largest city. As usual we'll be taking your calls LIVE at 844-677-9283. The show will also be streaming LIVE right here on WBGO.ORG and on the Newark Today facebook page. 

This Thursday June 20th, host Michael Hill will be joined by Mayor Ras Baraka talking summer in the city 2019. We'll review all the latest hot topics around New Jersey's largest city, and we'll also discuss summer youth programming to keep kids engaged during the hottest months of the year! If you've got questions for the Mayor call us 844-677-9283. LIVE at 8pm on WBGO 88.3FM online at WBGO.ORG and streaming on the Newark Today facebook page! 

Host Michael Hill of NJTV will be joined by Mayor Ras Baraka, talking State of The City 2019 on the heels of the Mayor's address. We'll be exploring key aspects of Mayor Baraka's agenda including Universal Basic Income, establishing a Co-Op Company Owned by Reentry Employees, the push to expunge all marijuana convictions as part of the state's legalization legislation, and the newly announced $75 million program to replace lead service lines throughout the city.

On this month's Newark Today we're talking about the city's efforts to become a trauma-informed city by 2020.

The discussion comes on the heels of NJTV News' five part series Trauma's Tragedy and Treatment, by host Michael Hill.

While overall crime is down in New Jersey’s largest city, officials say they have seen a spike in rapes and sexual assaults.

On this month's edition of Newark Today, host Michael Hill of NJTV News is joined by Mayor Ras Baraka and one ofthe highest ranking African-American state officials in the country, New Jersey Lietenant Governor Sheila Oliver. We take a look back at the role the Murphy Administration has played in moving Newark forward, and discuss what lies ahead for New Jersey's largest city. 

The WBGO News team has once again been awarded by the New York Association of Black Journalists. The NYABJ Awards honor excellence in journalism created by and centering on the African diaspora in and around the media capital of the world. This year's first place awards are as follows:

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On this Back To School edition of Newark Today, Mayor Ras Baraka joins host Michael Hill of NJTV, and Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger Leon, to talk about what's in store for the district, in its first full school year under local control in more than 20 years. We'll also discuss how the new school funding formula, recently implemented by the state, will impact the largest school district in New Jersey.

The May 8th general election will determine if Mayor Ras Baraka receives a second term or if Councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins will become the first woman to lead New Jersey's largest city. Join us for Newark Today's Mayoral Debate 2018. 

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is preparing to deliver his state of the city address next week, and Newark Today has your preview of this year’s annual address. 

Essex County has launched a pilot program, one week after a woman was gunned down in Newark, that will help determine whether a domestic violence suspect is freed or remains in jail. The county assigned one judge to handle all domestic violence cases instead of letting other judges rule on the cases at random. The man suspected of killing 28 year old Tiffany Wilson was released twice on domestic violence charges pending trial.