In the nearly empty auditorium of Belmont-Runyon Elementary, Newark Public Schools district staff leisurely finished the setup for the evening’s public budget hearing. There were a sea of blue seats; walking in, you had your pick.There were almost more security guards than audience members, even when the meeting commenced. The
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From the Run Radio
Just to get by Just to get by Just to get by Just to get by Do you really feel brand new? Radio stations taking requests Got me head nodding Not wanting to get out my truck Then it hits me, What the fuck? I usually drive in silence Not
Continue readingWhat’s Up with Newark?: Unfiltered Discussion
Facing the near-Antarctic temperatures, I walked over to Bethany Baptist Church this morning to attend the What’s Up with Newark? roundtable discussions. I am a member of the host committee for Young People Organizing for Change, a coalition of young professionals who are targeting a particular population to get more
Continue readingA Funeral I’ll Never Forget
Walking into a funeral home on Mt. Prospect Avenue was the last way I thought I would be starting my summer of 2008. But there I was, surrounded by colleagues of Barringer High School, remembering the life of Sujeiti Ocasio. I don’t have one negative memory of Sujeiti. She was
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