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Our film critic Harlan Jacobson got the Blues this Christmas by dropping in on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the new film based on an August Wilson play from…

Birdland recently joined the list of endangered jazz venues using a GoFundMe campaign to try and survive.WBGO's Director of Editorial Content, author and…

The Summit Interfaith Council in Summit, New Jersey is hosting a special MLK Day event on Monday, January 18.Two members of the Council, President Rabbi…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…