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Newark climate activists watching their neighborhoods lose as state actors play mitigation
Mythili Sampathkumar
Newark climate activists watching their neighborhoods lose as state actors play mitigation
Mythili Sampathkumar

In July 2025, multiple federal agencies revoked longstanding regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, eliminating all requirements to consider environmental justice and cumulative impacts during federal environmental reviews. With those protections weakened, and with the state maintaining that municipalities play no formal role in environmental justice compliance, the burden falls on volunteer organizers and underfunded community groups—the same organizations that have just lost their federal grants. 

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Mythili Sampathkumar

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In lieu of flowers
Matt Dragon
In lieu of flowers
Matt Dragon

In lieu of flowers,

shout down the anonymous cowards, 

and those who speak without knowing.

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Matt Dragon

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In the third public forum featuring the Gen Z Speakers’ Bureau members, Public Square Amplified hosts a virtual discussion on the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

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Are sanctuary cities prepared to stop ICE on school premises?
Anthony Orlando
Are sanctuary cities prepared to stop ICE on school premises?
Anthony Orlando

Newark, NJ - Newark is one of only four sanctuary cities in the state of New Jersey. While there is no official definition for a “sanctuary city,” they are generally identified as municipalities with jurisdictions that limit voluntary cooperation between local agencies and federal immigration authorities to ensure residents' safety and well-being. 

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Anthony Orlando
Supporters rally for LaMonica McIver as court case continues
Anthony Orlando
Supporters rally for LaMonica McIver as court case continues
Anthony Orlando

Newark, NJ - U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver returned to court on Oct. 21 as she continued her heated legal battle against the Department of Justice. This ongoing case began after federal officers arrested Newark Mayor, Ras J. Baraka, during his oversight visit to Delaney Hall with McIver, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. on May 9.

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Anthony Orlando
We cannot deport away our racist history
Matt Dragon
We cannot deport away our racist history
Matt Dragon

Newark, NJ - What began as just another day waiting to start work had turned into what could be a life-altering sequence governed by the intersection of chance and systems that treat humans as capital assets.

He always said goodbye to his wife and children as if he might never come home. But today he was closer to that reality than he’d ever imagined, and his heartbeat thumped so loudly it seemed to silence the regular sounds of the day continuing around him.

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Matt Dragon

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A city in motion: Newark’s rhythm of travel
Jennah Cherry Romain
A city in motion: Newark’s rhythm of travel
Jennah Cherry Romain

Newark, NJ - The way Newark moves is layered and every movement tells a story of patience, perseverance, and adaptation. Some wait at bus shelters, leaning against glass panels or resting on benches, watching cars stream past. 

Others ride through intersections on scooters or bikes, slipping between traffic and construction as if it’s second nature. Inside the bus, rows of seats frame the rhythm of daily life, people boarding, sitting, exiting, all sharing the same ride. 

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Jennah Cherry Romain

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