Baraka fights to heal Newark after mass shooting—NJ Top News Eric Scott Published: November 18, 2025

Here's the stories you'll be talking about on the New Jersey 101.5 Morning Show on Tuesday:

Ras Baraka is trying to heal a city and lead the hunt for a savage killer.

I got to know the Newark mayor a bit better when he was running an unsuccessful campaign to be the Democratic nominee for governor.

Politically, we agreed on almost nothing.

When I asked him to come on the air and answer questions from callers, he told me 'no' to my face. He bluntly told me, "I don't like your station." I respected that. Other candidates would say yes, then cancel, because they didn't want to face tough questions.

Baraka wasn't avoiding questions, he just didn't want to do it.

Now, with his city re

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