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Tanks in Washington, D.C., resistance on US streets: “No Kings” protests in NJ
Ishani Bakshi
Tanks in Washington, D.C., resistance on US streets: “No Kings” protests in NJ
Ishani Bakshi

Newark, NJ - On June 14, while tanks roll down the streets of D.C. celebrating the sitting President’s birthday, New Jersey residents from Montclair to Cape May will gather in parks, town squares, and overpasses to declare: this is not what democracy looks like. This is the message behind the nationwide “No Kings” Day of Defiance — and in New Jersey, that message hits especially hard.

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Ishani Bakshi

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pale sun
Zayid Muhammad
pale sun
Zayid Muhammad

there was nothing liberating about this day

this eyescalding screaming choking day

the sun went pale in revulsion

as a badged bully stole the breath of legions

on the neck of a helpless man

a man handcuffed, flat on his face,

totally subdued and very afraid

on the neck of a large conquered

expendable black man...

because the bully

sick with settler obsession

said so...

and the bully had buddies

drunk on the same cocktail

who protected the bully

choking the day

choking a people

choking our time...

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Zayid Muhammad

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US immigration policy impacting Asian students in NJ
Ishani Bakshi
US immigration policy impacting Asian students in NJ
Ishani Bakshi

Newark, NJ - When six Asian international students at Rutgers University found their student statuses abruptly terminated in April 2024, they were left in legal limbo. Represented by the ACLU of New Jersey, the Rutgers Immigrant Community Assistance Project, and attorneys from the Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest and Constitutional Law, the students challenged the terminations in federal court—and won a preliminary injunction on May 8, 2025, in the United States District Court of New Jersey.

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Ishani Bakshi
In conversation with young Ghanian American filmmaker Opoku | Q & A on “Apple Cider”
Anthony Orlando
In conversation with young Ghanian American filmmaker Opoku | Q & A on “Apple Cider”
Anthony Orlando

Newark, NJ - Opoku “OpotheBoat” Boateng is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker who recently released his first 20-minute short film, "Apple Cider - A Parable of Black Love". Released on YouTube on March 10th, 2025, “Apple Cider” was written and directed by Opoku, who also stars as one of its three main characters. The film centers around a young trio who struggle to reconnect as a family as their shared family traumas continue to take root in the present.

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Anthony Orlando
Redefining ‘woman’s work’ and the fight for equity in non-traditional careers
Mandy Coriston
Redefining ‘woman’s work’ and the fight for equity in non-traditional careers
Mandy Coriston

Newark, NJ - Labor unions and trade organizations have long fought for workers’ rights, including fair wages and safe, humane working conditions in industries like the building and manufacturing trades — occupations often dominated by men. But women have long existed within these non-traditional careers (defined as occupations with less than 25 percent of a gender making up the workforce) and been a driving force in the Labor Movement, yet even now, they are still pressing for their rights to equitable treatment from employers and colleagues alike.

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Mandy Coriston

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Breaking News | The people organized: Ras Baraka’s out!
Anthony Orlando
Breaking News | The people organized: Ras Baraka’s out!
Anthony Orlando

Newark, NJ - The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka grounded the current discussion on “citizenship and rights” after federal officers arrested him outside Delaney Hall on Friday, May 9th, only to be freed within hours that same day. Baraka was arrested and detained by ICE for allegedly trespassing at Delaney Hall in Newark.

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Anthony Orlando

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