09
Jun
Presenting AGROFEST 2022, Things to do in Newark, and more...
Happy Thursday fam! We are excited to announce AGROFEST 2022...
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Brit Harley
26
May
St. Michael’s Medical Center Nurses and Technicians Are On Strike
Monday, May 23rd was day one that nurses and technicians from St. Michael’s Medical Center walked off the job to demand better working conditions and fair contracts
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26
May
FIVE WARDS MEDIA IS LIVE!
In May, we aimed to launch our online news site. Two words, tunnel vision. Our goal was to provide you with as many opportunities to engage with more original stories and content.
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11
May
Taking On Collateral Consequences: Meet Tia Ryans
Tia Ryans served 10 years at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, NJ. Now she's on the board
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14
Apr
Stories from Newark residents, City Meetings You Should Know About & Things to do in Newark
Have you tapped in with our stories from Newark residents? Check out our latest: A Hard Truth...
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01
Apr
Special Edition: A Hard Truth and Reflection on Life at Stephen Crane Village: Sam’s Story
On November 9, 2020, my mother returned home after a month of being hospitalized after a fall caused by a viral infection. That same night, she wound up back in the hospital after
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24
Mar
Newark students protest, United Community Corporation on newarkstories.com & SoFreshFest...
Winter Reporting Fellow Bikier Hayes captured these photographs of North Star Academy students who walked on Friday, 3/18/2022, to stand up against Anti-Black racism in school.
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17
Mar
Displaced Yet Not Discouraged: A Profile of Don Knight-Powell, Newark Summer Youth Applications Open & More...
In America, youth ages 15–24 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ peers.
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10
Feb
Announcing the 2022 Akintola Hanif Fellow, Our Neighborhood Resource Guide and more...
We are delighted to announce the founding 2022 Akintola Hanif Fellow. We launched the application for the fellowship
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