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Ras Baraka Biography and Wiki

Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9th, 1970) is an American educator, author, and politician who is the 40th, and current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He was previously a member of the Municipal Council High School until he took an indefinite leave of absence to run for the 2014 Newark mayoral election which he won on May 13th, 2014. Ras was sworn in as the city’s 40th, the mayor at ceremonies at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on July 1st, 2014, for a four-year term. He won reelection in the 2018 mayoral race.

Ras Baraka Age and Birthday

Ras was born on April 9th, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey, in the United States. He is currently at the age of 50 as of 2020, and he always celebrates his birthday on April 9th, every year.

Ras Baraka Height and Weight

Ras stands at an average height and moderate weight. He appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos, relative to his surroundings, which are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Ras Baraka Education

Ras was educated in the Newark Public Schools and subsequently earned a BA in Political Science from Howard University in Washington, DC, and an MA in Education Supervision from St. Peter’s University in Jersey City. He was the principal of Central High School from 2007 until 2013.

Ras Baraka Family, Parents, Siblings

A Newark origin, Ras is the son of poet and activist Amiri Baraka and his wife Amina Baraka. This information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as we get it from a credible source.

Ras Baraka Wife, Daughters

Ras is the father of three daughters Amandla, Assata, Raisa. In 2019, he married political consultant Linda Jumah, who was sentenced to home confinement and probation fr tax evasion in 2018. In 2019, Jumah was accused of assaulting Ras’s teenage daughter in a domestic dispute at the mayor’s home. Baraka’s son Jua Nyamekye Imamu Kofi Baraka was born in 2019.

Ras Baraka Facts and Measurements

Full Name: Ras Jua Baraka
Age: 50 years (2020)
Date of Birth: April 9th, 1970
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, in the United States.
Education‎: Howard University
Birthday: April 9th,
Nationality: American
Father’s Name: Amiri Baraka
Mother’s Name: Amina Baraka
Spouse: Linda Jumah
Children: Jua Nyamekye Imamu Kofi Baraka, Amandla, Assata, Raisa.
Profession: educator, author, and politician
Known For: Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Net worth: $1 million – $5 million

Ras Baraka Net Worth

Ras is an American educator, author, and politician who has a Net Worth of $1 million – $5 million as of 2019 – 2020. He has acquired his money and wealth via his political career.

Ras Baraka calls defunding police a ‘bourgeois liberal’ solution

The progressive mayor of Newark, NJ., pushed back Thursday on calls to defund police forces across the country, arguing the movement was a ”bourgeois liberal” answer for deeper issues of systemic racial inequality in law enforcement. Mayor Ras, a Democrat, said the defunding or abolishment of law enforcement would be ”kind of a knee-jerk reaction’ following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last month. Floyd’s death prompted nationwide protests against police brutality and renewed calls for reform.

Campaigns to defund the police have gained momentum in major cities in recent days. The New York City Council is backing a plan to cut $1 billion in funding for the New York Police Department, which has an annual budget of $ billion. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged earlier this week that would cut roughly five percent, or up to $15 million, from the city’s police budget. The money would be used to create an Office for Violence Prevention to resolve conflicts and promote stronger community relations in the city.

Ras has advocated for police reforms since before he became mayor in 2014. In 2016, the Obama administration enacted a federal consent decree to reform the Newark Police Department after an investigation uncovered evidence of unconstitutional practices by local law enforcement. The Newark mayor said reform efforts should include renewed scrutiny of police tactics and behaviors to address systematic issues.

Ras Baraka Newark Municipal Council

Ras was a Newark Municipal Council member between 2002 and 2006, and in 2002 was appointed deputy mayor, and worked that position until 2005. In November 2005, Ras was voted to complete the term vacated by the deceased Councilmember at Large Donald Kofi Tucker. In May 2010 he defeated the councilman Oscar James in a highly contested election, on a platform critical of Mayor Cory Booker. The election was documented on the Sundance reality TV series Brick City, which stars Booker, Ras, and other Newark political and residential personalities.

Ras Baraka Newark Mayoral Elections

Ras ran his first term campaign for mayor when he was 24 years old, in 1994. Ras ran in the 2014 Newark mayoral election against former Assistant State Attorney General Shavar Jeffries after fellow council members Anibal Ramos, Jr. and Darrin S. Sharif dropped out of the race. In August 2013, fellow council memebersMildred C. Crump and Ronald C. Rice issued statements formally backing Ras candidacy.

Ras slate for the municipal council included John Sharpe James, Mildred C. Crump, Alturick Kenney, Patrick Council, and Joe McCallum. In December 2013, the Communication Workers of America, a trade union which counts 2000 members living, and thousands more working in Newark, endorsed Ras. In February 2014 he received the endorsement of former New Jersey governor Richard Codey and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop.

Ras was elected mayor of Newark on May 13th, 2014. Official results show that of 44,951 ballots cast, he received 24,358 to Jeffries 20,593. He succeeds Luis A. Quintana, after completing the term of Cory Booker, who had resigned after being elected to the United States Senate in October 2013. Ras was sworn in as the city’s 40th mayor by former Governor of New Jersey Richard Codey at ceremonies at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on July 1st, 2014 for a four-year term.

Soon after winning the election, Ras had initiated meetings with Cory Booker on May 19th, with Governor Chris Christie, and Essex Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. On May 21st. Chris Christie has described Ras as a ”hostile guy”. On May 28th, 2014 Ras announced his transition team, headed by former mayor Kenneth Gibson, comprising sixteen committees that will report to him before his inauguration.

In the 2014 local elections, four of the municipal council candidates Ras supported won their races, leading the expectation that the elected body, in which he needs five votes on the nine-member council to get any proposal passed, will be cooperative to his agenda. His preferred candidates who won seats on the council last month include: At large Councilwoman Mildred C. Crump and union leader Eddie Osborne in the at large race and At large Councilman John Sharpe James in the South Ward race and Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins in the Central Ward race.

Incumbents East Ward Councilman Augusto Amador North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos, Jr. and At large. Mayor Luis A. Quintana, who was elected to be an at large councilman, ran as an independent. Ras appointed his brother Amiri ”Middy” Baraka, Jr. as his chief of staff. During his tenure as mayor, he has earned praises for improving Newark’s economic prospects.

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