Newark – Tracey Noelle

We Are the Mayor: The Election of Ras Baraka

I want to say I’ve worked on 3 campaigns for Ras; one when he was a 24 year old returning graduate from Howard University and ran against incumbent Sharpe James just because. Because no one else ran against Sharpe James. Two other campaigns when he ran as Councilman-At-Large for the City of Newark. I’ve workedContinue reading “We Are the Mayor: The Election of Ras Baraka”

It Explodes, An Open Letter to My Students at Thirteenth Avenue

Everyone will tell you “No”. People have been telling me “No” for the last two years. For the last 38 years. And people you would expect to be your allies, aren’t necessarily your allies. Don’t worry about them, they don’t understand what we are doing. I never intended to become a teacher. In high school,Continue reading “It Explodes, An Open Letter to My Students at Thirteenth Avenue”