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...

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

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.

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.

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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