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Shaquille O’Neal Gives Back In Newark with Multiple Improvement Projects

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NBA great Shaquille O’Neal is returning to his hometown of Natick, New Jersey to help improve the community. O’Neal unveiled two projects last week, including a new basketball and multi-use court.

The four-time NBA champ held a 3-point shooting contest, offering up laptops to local students who made a shot. O’Neal shared “I played here in the morning and until late at night. When those street lights went on, I ran my butt home.” He continued motivating the Brick City kids and told them to “follow their dreams.”

READ MORE: Reebok to Celebrate Shaquille O’Neal with Shaqnosis “Athlete’s Choice” Sneaker

Shaq also showed off a 33-story affordable apartment tower, where the basketball superstar will be living in its penthouse, called “Shaq Tower 2.” The $80 million building will be the largest mixed income complex in New Jersey. Governor Murphy said the new apartment complex is a win-win for Newark. Twenty percent of the units will be affordable. The historic development project will also offer 12,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space.

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Shaquille O’Neal Unveils Multiple Improvement Projects To Help Newark

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NBA great Shaquille O’Neal is returning to his hometown of Natick, New Jersey to help improve the community. O’Neal unveiled two projects on Monday, including a new basketball and multi-use court.

The four-time NBA champ held a 3-point shooting contest, offering up laptops to local students who made a shot. O’Neal shared “I played here in the morning and until late at night. When those street lights went on, I ran my butt home.” He continued motivating the Brick City kids and told them to “follow their dreams.”

READ MORE: Reebok to Celebrate Shaquille O’Neal with Shaqnosis “Athlete’s Choice” Sneaker

Shaq also showed off a 33-story affordable apartment tower, where the basketball superstar will be living in its penthouse, called “Shaq Tower 2.” The $80 million building will be the largest mixed income complex in New Jersey. Governor Murphy said the new apartment complex is a win-win for Newark. Twenty percent of the units will be affordable. The historic development project will also offer 12,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space.

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Pride and Peace: Newark, NJ Stages Powerful Protest For George Floyd Led by Mayor Ras Baraka

The City of Newark, NJ showed up and showed out this past weekend for George Floyd. Following the atrocious murder of yet another unarmed Black man at the hands of police, cities across The United States have taken action to express their anger and agony. Demonstrations dominate our social media timelines and news cycles. While comprehensible acts of arson and looting permeate cities across America, Newark, NJ took center stage.

Led by Mayor Ras Baraka and the People’s Organization For Progress, New Jersey’s largest metropolis staged a peaceful and unified demonstration this past weekend. Thousands of New Jerseyans from far and near gathered Downtown Newark to echo the pain felt across this nation, but Newark natives and city leaders set the tone.

“We have to speak against the barbaric and inhumane, outright sickness that took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, it is our job to do so,” exclaimed Mayor Baraka.

In one instance, an unidentified man and non-Newark native carried a bat in an attempt to destroy property. The man was quickly stopped and disarmed by Newark residents, demonstrating pride in protection for the city.

The exemplary act of pride and protection is rooted in Mayor Baraka’s opening message prior to Saturday’s peaceful protest.

“Newark has been here before.”

More than 50 years ago, Newark experience the riots in 1967. These riots were ignited by the brutal beating of an unarmed Black cab driver at the hands of two white police officers, in addition to many instances of racial profiling and systemic racism within the city.

As you can see, not much has changed throughout this country, but we continue to fight. While we fight, we do so in solidarity.

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Mayor Ras Baraka Talks Health Lifestyle and An Evolving Newark in New Podcast Series

What Mayor listens to Tsu Surf in the gym? It can only be one who has deep roots within Hip-Hop. Mayor Ras Baraka is no stranger when it comes to using his words and influence to affect change. He does this daily as he leads New Jersey’s largest city to new heights within economic and cultural development. Now Newark’s beloved Mayor will connect with the culture through his new podcast. Ras In 60 features conversations with the Mayor and guests who work to move Newark and the culture forward.

In the premiere episodes, he talks about his favorite Hip-Hop groups, Run DMC and Public Enemy and sits down with West Side High School principle, Akba Cook. West Side High School recently made headlines receiving a generous donation of $500,000 from Oprah. This conversation may be the closest insight we get from the OWN Network CEO. In addition, the 60 minute show will cover fitness, lifestyle, health, Newark’s progress in development and more.

Before he stepped into political leadership, he lead Central High School as principal in Newark. Even before then you can catch him as a regular of Russell Simmon’s Def Poetry Jam. If you want to hop into the time machine, he was featured on interludes from timeless, The Miseducation of Lauren Hill.  Listen to the interlude at 4:34.

The Howard University alum was classmates of both Sean “Diddy” Combs and RCA’s current President of Urban Music, Mark Pitts, while at Howard. Not only does his roots run deep within Newark’s soil, but written and poetic verbal expression as well. Ras Baraka is the son of the late Amiri Baraka. As a renowned writer poet and activist, the elder Baraka’s work made him one of the most published and acclaimed writers of his generation.

 

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