Newark launches search for city’s first Poet Laureate to promote literary arts
The City of Newark is accepting applications for its inaugural Poet Laureate position, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced. The ...
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Poet wanted: Newark now accepting applications for its first-ever poet laureate
There’s a new role in town. The City of Newark has launched its inaugural Poet Laureate program, Mayor Ras Baraka announced ...
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Newark Starts Search For Its First-Ever Poet Laureate
Verse and spoken word is in our blood – and I am proud that Newark is adding this Poet Laureate program as a heartbeat at our center,' said Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Newark, New Jersey ...
Check out these events throughout North Jersey to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Ethical Cultural Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch ...
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Check out these events throughout North Jersey to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Newark Public Library: Commemorative Lecture, reception at 1 p.m. followed by the lecture at 2 p.m. on Saturday, at 5 Washington St. Grammy-nominated poet and activist Kevin Powell will speak on ...
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‘Newark will not stand by idly’: Mayor responds after ICE raid
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — A seafood store in Newark was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Thursday, according to Mayor Ras Baraka. The raid came after President Donald ...