Ras Baraka

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ras-baraka

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Ras Baraka born?April 9, 1970
2. Where was Ras Baraka born?Newark, New Jersey
3. Who wrote Ras Baraka?Has published literary works
4. What is the current role?40th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
5. What is the term began?July 1, 2014
6. When did he become mayor of Newark?He was first elected mayor in 2014. He was re-elected in 2018 and again in 2022.

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