Mayor Ras Baraka

The next edition of WBGO's call-in show Newark Today streams live at 8pm at wbgo.org

The study cited high rents, small apartments, and low incomes as contributing to Newark's rental housing crisis

The next edition of Newark Today streams live at wbgo.org at 8pm on July 20

On the next edition of Newark Today, we’ll be discussing the state of public safety in New Jersey’s largest city and the passing of State Senator Ron Rice, with Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz Frage' in studio.

The next edition of WBGO's call-in program Newark Today, hosted by Michael Hill, is set for 8pm on Thursday, February 16

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office says 30-year old shooting suspect Kendall Howard of East Orangewas taken into custody shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday

Newark Today host Michael Hill will be joined by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Newark's Philanthropic Liason Kevin Callaghan and Newark Movement for Economic Equity Program Manager Kaleena Berryman. Newark Today begins at 8pm on Thursday October 20.

We'll hear about the Bobby Sanabria and David Amram's tribute to Jack Kerouac and then Grammy Award-winning producer Carl Griffin remembers Ramsey Lewis

The next edition of WBGO's call-in program Newark Today is this Thursday, September 15 at 8pm on the WBGO website

On this August 20 edition of the WBGO Journal, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka calls for a citywide Peace Walk to support efforts to create a safer city, WBGO's Kenneth Burns reports on how inflation is impacting Jersey Shore tourism and host Doug Doyle chats with Dr. Augusta Palmer, director of the upcoming doc The Blues Society