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“This land should be about life, not about dilapidation and lack of services and beauty. There’s love in this city,” the Grammy-Award winner said at the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday.

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sounds the alarm as COVID-19 infections rise at a frightening rate.

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Juelz Santana is still fighting his way out some pretty serious weapons charges. His court date has been pushed back as he continues to plea bargain.

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It seems Juelz Santana is reconsidering his legal strategy. His lawyers have rescinded their request to ease up the restrictions on his home confinement.

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Juelz Santana will have to fight for his freedom in a federal court. The Dipset rapper faces up to 20 years in the pen for trying to bring a pistol into Newark Airport.

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Dupre “DoItAll” Kelly of the OG Hip-Hop crew Lords Of The Underground has announced that he’s running for Newark City Council.

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On May 29, Karlo Oscata, a United States Citizen, flew into Newark Liberty International Airport from Lima, Peru, with several souvenirs from the South American country. Which is to be expected for international travel of the sort, but when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducted a routine search and seizure, they got more than […]

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Cory Booker will soon be New Jersey’s first Black Senator. Yesterday (Oct. 17), the Mayor of Newark, NJ defeated Steve Lonegan in a special election to represent New Jersey in the U. S. Senate after the death of  Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died in office this past June.

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Rah Digga has long cemented her position as one of the best female rappers of all time, rising to prominence as part of New Jersey crew, The Outsidaz and Busta Rhymes‘ Flipmode Squad. Shifting gears somewhat, Digga has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds for a community dance center in her native Newark.

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A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in a Newark housing project Wednesday (September 4) evening. The victim, who had a history of run-ins with the police, was later discovered to be in possession of 30 bricks of heroin and a loaded handgun in his bedroom.

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced that he will run for Senate in place of late New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg. The New Jersey politician announced the move during a press conference Saturday (June 8).

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Gun control is an important issue to Cory Booker. The Newark N.J., mayor appeared on ABC’s This Week, last week and made a heartfelt argument as to why the debate over gun control is non-existent. “I don’t know if anybody here has seen anybody shot. I have,” Booker said.