Wednesday, 19 November 2008 – 6:55 am
Rutgers History Professor Appointed to Prominent Transition Post by President-Elect Barack Obama
Clement Price has been appointed by the Office of President-Elect Obama to chair the transtion team for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In addition to Price’s outstanding public service record inside and out of Rutgers University, is also the unofficial Newark historian, frequently [...]
Wednesday, 12 November 2008 – 1:47 pm
We noted in a previous version of the announcement that the Boys & Girls Club Wine Tasting Benefit will be tomorrow, Thursday, Nov 13. We were wrong: the event is next Thursday on Nov 20. We regret the error.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008 – 12:21 pm
[ Thursday, 13 November 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Boys & Girls Club of Newark invites you to the 22nd Wine Tasting Benefit
This benefit wine-tasting will take place at the Dryden Mansion in Lincoln Park next week on Nov 20. Proceeds will go to benefit the Boys & Girls Club, a youth development Newark non-profit which this year is celebrating its 70-year anniversary.
The [...]
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 – 8:38 pm
Newark, by Kevin Mumford
NYU Press has published a new book about Newark that explores the racial dynamics of Newark from its founding right up through the 1967 riots that tore the city apart. Check out the full introduction the book here (PDF).
Newark’s volatile past is infamous. The city has become synonymous with the Black [...]
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 – 5:50 pm
Bill Maher Interviews Cory Booker
Much as I can’t stand Bill Maher, he was particularly flattering to the Mayor in his appearance on Real Time last Friday. Maher even suggested Booker could be in the running for President himself in coming elections.
Update: ugh, the video was pulled from YouTube. Here’s an interview Maher conducted [...]
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 – 5:47 pm
Obama, Newark, and the expectations
Max Pizarro covers the Central Ward election, the effect of an Obama presidency on cities like Newark, and whether Mayor Booker will stick around for another four years after his first term (short answer: he will).
Booker says he’s stuck “like a Texas tick in Newark,” and to a person, his Newark [...]
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 – 5:44 pm
The Urban (Policy) President?
Matthew Hersh at Rooflines (the National Housing Institute blog) points out a Washington Post blog entry that suggest President-Elect Obama will establish a Department of Urban Policy.
Despite the many national problems confronting the new administration, she continued, Obama remains committed to earlier pledges to establish such an office. “Because he began as [...]
Thursday, 6 November 2008 – 10:19 am
Cory Booker on the Rachel Maddow Show
If the Twittersphere is any meaningful representation, Booker’s appearances in national media have the world falling in love with him. But, they might have to get used to the occasional Booker verbosity were getting used to here in Newark.
Newark mayor Corey Booker on MSNBC: “I want to luxuriate in [...]
Friday, 17 October 2008 – 9:27 am
Workers say group is paying low wages to build school in Newark
More than 150 construction workers rallied on the steps of Newark City Hall today to protest a nearby building project that they say is not hiring union workers.
The workers — who included plumbers, carpenters and other tradesmen — waved placards and distributed leaflets criticizing [...]
Monday, 6 October 2008 – 11:02 pm
Tentative agreement would end Newark police feud
The agreement struck between the Superior Officers Association and McCarthy appears to cede more day-to-day control to the police director. In exchange, Campos will serve in an emergency management capacity, reporting to the mayor.
Doesn’t seem like the most efficient system, and I question the likelihood that McCarthy wouldn’t continue [...]
Thursday, 2 October 2008 – 2:45 pm
Remind yourself what smart people sound like before the Veep debates! Cory Booker will be giving a speech tonight at Princeton University. You can watch it live via webstream at 8pm this evening.
Sponsored jointly by the Center for African American Studies and Princeton University Press, the Toni Morrison Lectures will be held annually and [...]
Thursday, 2 October 2008 – 12:57 pm
Woman hit by train, trapped for 30 minutes at Newark Penn Station
Yikes. Keep away from those tracks, people.
A woman was rescued and rushed to the hospital after spending 30 minutes trapped under an Amtrak train at Newark Penn Station today, officials said.
The woman was struck by the the train, headed from New York to Washington, [...]
Wednesday, 1 October 2008 – 4:57 pm
A Corner Bar Cashes In as Newark Redevelops
One of many success stories about Newark’s resurgence since the opening of the Rock.
Chip Hallock, president of the Newark Regional Business Partnership, said of the neighborhood: “What I’ve heard is people saying, ‘This isn’t what I expected.’ There’s kind of a good will and a good feeling. People [...]
Wednesday, 24 September 2008 – 8:15 am
Komunyakaa at Rutgers-Newark
Tonight at 5:30pm! The 2008-09 Writers at Newark Reading Series kicks off with a reading by Yusef Komunyakaa, an American poet and winner of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Check out Tayari’s blog below and get details at the Writers at Newark page.
Wednesday, September 24. Yusef Komunyakaa will open the 2008-09 Writers [...]
Wednesday, 24 September 2008 – 12:01 am
Working with What We Have
Back from the Green Summit, blogger Pamela considers the implications of limited resources on the Green economy, and just what type of business or non-profit willbenefit from grants and investments in green technology and techniques.
The millions of non-profit dollars available must be awarded to those who produce results. Micro-businesses must understand [...]
