Ras Baraka

NEWARK ON THE RISE, a five-minute documentary short that tells Newark's story through the voices of those who are spearheading the multi-pronged charge towards financial and communal rejuvenation.

Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.