Displaying all 10 Episode of Everything's Political with the tag “newark”.
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Turnout, Tension, and a First Try at Power: Newark’s Youth Vote
August 7th, 2025 | Season 5 | 21 mins 56 secs
elections, newark, politics, voting, youth movements
In this candid commentary, host Junius Williams breaks down Newark’s historic first “Vote 16” school board election, where just 71 of 1,842 registered teens cast ballots.
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Sharing the Mic: Deborah Smith Gregory on Bridging Generations and Vote 16
April 15th, 2025 | Season 5 | 37 mins 6 secs
elections, newark, politics, voting, youth movements
In this episode of Everything’s Political, host Junius Williams talks with veteran activist and Newark NAACP President Deborah Smith Gregory about what it really means to share power with young people.
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Nathan Deguid and Vote 16: Mobilizing Youth to Transform Newark's Political Story
March 27th, 2025 | Season 5 | 39 mins 23 secs
elections, newark, politics, voting, youth movements
In this episode of Everything's Political, host Junius Williams sits down with Nathan Deguid, founder and president of the Young Voters Association, to discuss Newark's groundbreaking "Vote 16" initiative. Nathan shares insights into empowering younger generations through civic engagement, highlighting the necessity of grassroots organizing and stating, "Pure and prolific unity will come against anything in this world."
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Democracy in Action: Governor Murphy on Vote16 and Youth Empowerment
March 13th, 2025 | Season 5 | 21 mins 59 secs
elections, newark, politics, voting, youth movements
In this inspiring conversation with host Junius Williams, Governor Murphy champions the transformative power of youth leadership through the Vote16 initiative, emphasizing that "when young people lead, our democracy is reborn," as he actively works to empower emerging voices and expand voting rights.
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Young, Empowered, and Ready: Preparing the Next Generation of Voters
February 26th, 2025 | Season 5 | 30 mins 36 secs
elections, newark, politics, voting, youth movements
In this installment of our Vote 16 series, host Junius Williams talks with Jennifer Made, Director of Youth Programs at the Abbott Leadership Institute, about how Newark’s 16- and 17-year-olds are preparing to vote in school board elections for the first time.
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When we come together
February 1st, 2025 | Season 5 | 26 mins 13 secs
elections, newark, politics, voting, youth movements
Listen to the full episode on @everythingspoliticalpodcast to learn more about #Vote16 and its impact on the school board election, as well as empower our younger generations to revive their passion for democracy and give them a seat at the table.
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Gen Z, Power, and the VOTE!
September 30th, 2024 | Season 5 | 21 mins 55 secs
elections, newark, politics, voting, youth movements
In our newest season of Everything’s Political Podcast, we explore how Newark high schools break barriers by allowing students 16 and above to participate in school board voting
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Newark's Guaranteed Income Pilot saved my life
February 27th, 2023 | Season 3 | 34 mins 57 secs
economy, newark, public policy, social justice, ubi
What does a future look like where families no longer need to worry about having enough money to make ends meet? In Newark, Mayor Ras Baraka is leading the way with his pilot program that provides guaranteed income to residents in Newark.
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Healing
March 9th, 2022 | Season 2 | 55 mins 21 secs
civil rights, community, detroit, healing, mental health, newark, nonviolence, politics, social justice, trauma
In Episode 6, “Healing,” host Junius Williams shows a community undergoing the healing process in Newark and Detroit — and why people can’t just heal alone. Engaging the community is an important step in normalizing mental health support and nonviolence…but how do we do it?
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Episode 7: Defund the Police? Mayor Ras Baraka on a Newark Alternative
May 26th, 2021 | Season 1 | 38 mins 46 secs
black politics, newark, politics
What made Mayor Ras Baraka reject calls for de-funding the police in Newark, NJ after the George Floyd killing last summer in Minneapolis? Listen to Mayor Baraka talk about reliance upon his Office of Violence Prevention and a new Community Museum to help create a culture of non-violence in Newark.