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New Jersey Urban News Welcomes Sydney Salomon as Our New Community Impact Reporter

New Jersey Urban News welcomes Sydney Salomon as its new Community Impact Reporter through Report for America, expanding coverage of issues impacting Black and Brown communities across New Jersey.

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Bronx Teen’s Award-Winning Film On Incarceration And Redemption Heads To Newark

The Newark Independent Film Festival will show "Tyrone," Shavoy Alcock's documentary about his mentor's journey from Rikers Island to a career in art.

In Newark, Soccer Speaks Every Language

FIFA World Cup 2026 brings global energy to a city already fluent in culture, community and the joy of the game.

Scarce Oversight: State Let Newark Charter Crisis Flourish, Staff Say

The FBI is interested in probing New Horizons, a school on probation for three years. Why aren’t New Jersey education officials?

Phantom Weight On Newark Airport Scales May Be Costing Travelers

In most recent tests, more than one-fourth of equipment malfunctioned, while LaGuardia's and JFK's, inspected more often, fared far better

This First-Year Newark Teacher Builds A Sense Of Belonging For Students With Disabilities
Newark Gave 16-and 17-year-olds The Right To Vote Two Years Ago. They Are Still Learning Their Power.
New Jersey Republicans Demand Federal And State Reviews Of ‘Fiscal Failures’ In Newark Public Schools
Newark Nonprofit Will Turn Vacant Lots Into Year-Round Urban Farms

Urban Seeds Grow will build hydroponic greenhouses and affordable housing on two vacant Newark lots, aiming to produce 50,000 pounds of fresh food annually.

Advocates Gather Outside Newark Migrant Jail For Pastor Detained By Ice

Pastor Yeison Cortes Vasquez, 46, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents in Newark on March 20.