Ras Baraka

RAS BARAKA, is Dominique’s brother, a politician, an activist and a poet from Newark, New Jersey. He is currently running for Mayor and serves on Newark’s city council representing the South Ward and is also principal of the city’s Central High School. He was featured on singer Lauryn Hill‘s 1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, as the narrator of several interludes on the album. Baraka and Hill also recorded an unreleased single together entitled “Hot Beverage in the Winter”, which later featured on his spoken word album Shorty for Mayor. A native of Newark, New Jersey whose family has lived in the city for over 70 years, Baraka was educated in the Newark Public Schools and received a degree in Political Science and History from Howard University in Washington DC. 

Contact: (973) 733-3794             Website: www.rasbaraka.com