Coming up this week on Newark Patch, we’ll be checking in as Newarkers join others from the world of politics and the arts to say goodbye to Amiri Baraka, who died last week. The funeral for the legendary, Newark-based poet and activist will be held Saturday at Newark Symphony Hall at 10 am. Viewing will be held on Friday at Metropolitan Baptist Church from 4 to 9 pm.
Also on Tuesday state lawmakers in Trenton will challenge a controversial plan to reorganize Newark’s public schools, a plan which includes school closings. The lawmakers will instead be lobbying for an alternative in which a school cannot be closed without the approval of the city school advisory board, a body that now has limited authority in the state-run Newark school district.
State Sen. Ron Rice, Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson -- the president of the Newark Schools Advisory Board -- and other officials will present a petition opposing the so-called “One Newark” plan.Find out what's happening in Newarkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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