We found 4 episodes of Everything's Political with the tag “newark”.
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Gen Z, Power, and the VOTE!
September 30th, 2024 | Season 4 | 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.