Video: ACT NOW: The Newark-Essex Foreclosure Task Force
By Rosie Uyola
Responses to the foreclosure crisis in Newark and Essex County, NJ.

Report: Between Battles
By P. Steven Ghiringhelli
Home on leave, a Marine from New Jersey recalls combat in Iraq.

Report: An Old Lodge Faces New Times
By Damary Rivero
In a busy world, how can people find the time to do good?

Report: "Not As Bad as I Thought"
By Zaib Ahmed
A biology major at Rutgers-Newark considers the lessons learned by going to college in a city.

Report: Learning from Fellow Students
By Anne P. Rivera
At Rutgers-Newark, a student's life is changed by her classmates.

Report: Parkour—Moving with the City
By Fernando Villar Jr.
Sport meets art in the daring yet graceful moves of parkour.

Report: Newark and Its Cherry Trees Blossom
By Ashley-Nicole Weatherington
The annual Cherry Blossom Festival puts Newark in a different light.

Report: A House with Life on Academy Street
By Selin Senyilmaz
The Academy Street Firehouse in Newark is a special place for children and for art.

Report: The Prudential Center Helps Newark
By Zaib Ahmed
The Prudential Center has had an impact on Newark. Small businesses near it have seen improvements that reverberate throughout downtown.

Report: Keeping the Music Alive at Maxwell’s
By Zachary Huff
In Hoboken, NJ, an ordinary restaurant door is the entry to an extraordinary indie concert venue.

Report: The Shadow of Crime in North Newark
By Genise Clark
When danger looms, a neighborhood takes on a new tone.

Report: Dressed for Success
By Cheryl Lewis
In Newark, a nonprofit helps women of low and moderate income look their best at job interviews.

Report: From Ghana to Newark in a Life of Learning
By Kim S. Jones
The story of Edem Frank Avakame, an immigrant and university professor.

Report: Smart Policing
By Kim S. Jones
A campus police officer works his shift and reflects on the importance of learning.

Report: Education, Enlightenment and the LGBT Center
By Mario McCalla
A visit to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City.

Report: HOMECorp Provides Affordable Housing in Montclair
By Lanette Espy
HOMECorp makes homes affordable and neighborhoods stable.

Essay: Hip-hop Messages
By Ramona Alcantara
What can adults and hip-hop artists do about messages in the music that are inappropriate for young people?

Essay: The Outsider, a Memoir
By Galen R. Faison
A story of testing and endurance.

Essay: Endurance, the Sphere and Memories of 9/11
By Eudora Min
What happens when 9/11 gives new meaning to a work of art?

Poetry & Short Stories: Independence Park
By Paula Neves
A poet recalls her grandfather and his buddies, his rapazes, playing the game of malhas on Sunday afternoons in the Ironbound.

Poetry & Short Stories: Letter from America
By Patricia Bender
A report in a poem, inspired by Alistair Cooke's long-running weekly broadcast for the BBC, "Letter from America."

Video: Art for All
By Samantha Johnston and Rosie Uyola
A documentary on the special collections of the Newark Public Library.

Report: A Place of Second Chances
By Jessica S. Flores
At Covenant House, young people find education, counseling, and a home.

Report: From Havana, Cuba to Rutgers-Newark
By Genise Clark
Iliana Bernal has been in the United States for almost 40 years--26 of them at the Dana Library of Rutgers-Newark..

Report: Inauguration Day
By Diana DiMascio, Kristina Artimova and Alexis Garcia Murillo
Rutgers-Newark students react to the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Essay: Beige
By Mary G. Bennett
A grandmother weighs her granddaughter's newly-articulated views on racial identity.

Poetry & Short Stories: URbaN Scene (Take 1 hundred)
By Rolando Herts
A poem prompted by thoughts on Rutgers-Newark.

Poetry & Short Stories: Chronology I
By Paula Neves
A life recalled at the ages of five, ten and fifteen.

Report: Newark and Its Gateway Complex
By Thomas Dolan
The story of Newark's Gateway Center illuminates the weight of the past in the city's present.

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