On June 14, while tanks roll down the streets of D.C. celebrating the sitting President’s birthday, New Jersey residents from Montclair to Cape May will gather in parks, town squares, and overpasses ...

Newark, NJ - The U.S. Department of Justice still has its sights set on U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver. Over a week after Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested for allegedly trespassing at ...

To Olatunji’s Jin Go Ba** “Jingo Jingo Ba! Jingo Jingo Ba! Jingo Jingo Ba! Jingo Jingo Ba!... Jingo Ba Jingo Ba Jingo Ba Lo ba ba Lo ba ba Lo Ba Ba-…” there was nothing liberating about this day this ...

Newark, NJ - New Jersey is heading into one of the most consequential elections in its recent history. In November, voters will choose a new governor and reshape the state Legislature. But for many ...

This story was produced as part of the Northern New Jersey Media Collaborative Project "Stormwater Matters," a project focusing on stormwater management solutions in the state. NEWARK, NJ—For ...

Students, workers, families, and other community members gather for the May Day rally at Independence Park in Newark, New Jersey, on May 1st, 2025. Photo credit: Renee Johnston for Public Square ...

A map of the Jones Road Wildfire containment area in New Jersey on April 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM. Photo Credit: New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Newark, NJ - In recent years, wildfires have become one of ...

Public Square Amplified (PSA) is a grassroots local nonprofit newsroom headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, founded by a team of Black women, led by Josie Gonsalves, with over 80 years of combined ...

This story was produced as part of the Northern New Jersey Media Collaborative Project "Stormwater Matters," a project focusing on stormwater management solutions in the state. PATERSON, NJ—There are ...

Newark, NJ - New Jersey Senate bill S1292, which attempts to establish a state definition of anti-semitism and to appropriate $100,000 for a “public awareness campaign to promote bias crime reporting, ...