CYA or “Cover Your Administration”? Newark’s Board of Education and the “Nuttin’ Butt Azz” Basketball Tournament

This was published as part of the 2024 community journalism class sponsored by New Jersey Civic Information Consortium. 

It’s June 14, the jump ball is thrown, and Big Fendi, former Nicki Minaj manager and now author, takes it running. A promotional video for a community basketball tournament dubbed “Nuttin’ Butt Azz’” is circulated on Facebook.