A quiet Sunday unfolds in a meditation on home, empathy, and mutual aid. Through time with family and a prayer service at ...

As increasing attention at the national and state level is focused on the racial disparities in maternal health care, New Jersey continues to be plagued with staggering maternal and infant mortality ...

As July 12 marks the 55th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion in 1967, Newark's Central Ward faces another transformation. The city's central but aging care and teaching facility, University Hospital, ...

Newark-In the four decades since the HIV/AIDS epidemic began, the disease has taken the lives of more than 750,000 Americans, part of a total of 40.1 million deaths worldwide. A 2022 estimate shows ...

As part of International Democracy Day 2024, Public Square Amplified (PSA) hosts a discussion on the current political paradigm with members of Gen Z, the generation now seemingly at the center of the ...

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Graphic created by Zoe Van Gelder. Yellow and green are West Side High School's colors. (Zoe Van Gelder for Public Square Amplified) This was published as part of the 2024 community journalism class ...

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In January, Newark became the first city in New Jersey to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local school board elections. It was a major victory for student advocates, who are now ...

Newark, NJ - On a recent Sunday morning, a group of about 15 cyclists met up in downtown Newark, N.J., and set off on an epic journey. Over the course of five days, they would ride almost 500 miles to ...

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