If Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is elected governor of New Jersey in this year’s election, he’d make a lot of history. He’d be the ...

The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has raised his profile nationally, shedding light on his rise to electoral power.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, angling to be the New Jersey Democratic Party’s torchbearer for the governor’s race this fall, torched two of his rivals — and state party leaders, for good measure.

NEWARK, NJ — When Ras Baraka ... 10. Baraka was one of the first gubernatorial candidates to announce his run for the highest office in New Jersey, breaking the news at a Black History Month ...