Report: Praying in Hard Times
At Holy Rosary in Passaic, parishioners find a familiar language and a place to pray for a better economy.
Report: The Recession’s Impact on Urban Journalism
While many publications have felt the impact of the recession, urban magazines are in a special bind.
Poetry & Short Stories: Bound
A coming of age story set in Newark's Ironbound in the 1980s. Contains sexually explicit material.
Essay: Review: When the Press Fails
A book analyzes what the authors see as dangerous failures of the press during the Bush administration.
Poetry & Short Stories: City Poems
Three poems that grow from life in Newark.
Report: Conquering Fears in Newark
For some students, attending Rutgers-Newark means overcoming fears of New Jersey's largest city.
Report: The Presence of History in Lower Manhattan
The past unfolds on a walk through Bowling Green and Battery Park.
Report: Back to Work At Last
In Orange, NJ a woman balances work, unemployment and child care in hard times.
Report: Finding Art on the Street
A performance erupts outside the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
Report: A Place of Second Chances
At Covenant House, young people find education, counseling, and a home.
Report: From Havana, Cuba to Rutgers-Newark
Iliana Bernal has been in the United States for almost 40 years--26 of them at the Dana Library of Rutgers-Newark..
Essay: Beige
A grandmother weighs her granddaughter's newly-articulated views on racial identity.
Essay: The View from the Brooklyn Bridge
A walk across the Brooklyn Bridge makes New York City feel like a dream.
Poetry & Short Stories: URbaN Scene (Take 1 hundred)
A poem prompted by thoughts on Rutgers-Newark.
Poetry & Short Stories: Chronology I
A life recalled at the ages of five, ten and fifteen.
Video: Art for All
A documentary on the special collections of the Newark Public Library.
Video: ACT NOW: The Newark-Essex Foreclosure Task Force
Responses to the foreclosure crisis in Newark and Essex County, NJ.
Video: ACT NOW: The Newark-Essex Foreclosure Task Force
Responses to the foreclosure crisis in Newark and Essex County, NJ.
Report: Newark and Its Gateway Complex
The story of Newark's Gateway Center illuminates the weight of the past in the city's present.
