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Independent candidate for Mayor of Newark, NJ. My priorities are keeping our city clean, making our city more affordable, and ending corruption.

Newark, NJ
Joined February 2010
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Jhamar Youngblood
3 months
We are going to build this in Newark. It’s a concept expansion of our subway system.
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12 hours
My stutter was alive at tonight’s City Council meeting when I spoke about our city’s budget and City Hall’s treatment of Wali Moses, the grandfather of @ShakurStevenson.
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Jhamar Youngblood
21 hours
Newark has $722 million in debt. Over $80 million goes out every year in principal and interest payments. Property taxes are up 15%. Rents are rising. Water bills are rising. If the city does not create new revenue, residents will keep paying more. Wake up Newark and let’s
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6 days
If these claims are true, this is sad. But I’ve heard too many stories about things like this happening in our city. We need something new, y’all. https://t.co/aAcY7RcUx2
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Jhamar Youngblood
13 days
Let’s make it happen! @ShakurStevenson
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Jhamar Youngblood
13 days
I hit the streets today and had a ton of fun. If you want to come out with me one of these days, please sign up to volunteer: https://t.co/x3X5BxKEjg
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Jhamar Youngblood
13 days
This is the clearest breakdown of our platform yet. If someone asks what we actually stand for, send them this video. Share it, sign up to volunteer, donate, grab some merch to support the movement, and bring as many people as you can with you to the polls on May 12.
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Jhamar Youngblood
15 days
Alif Muhammad shared a story about how the City of Newark helped get the Shakur Stevenson boxing gym shut down and forced the best boxing trainer in the world Wali Mosses to relocate to Houston. The @ShakurStevenson boxing gym will be built when I’m elected. 🧱💯✊🏿
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Jhamar Youngblood
15 days
Tonight at 8PM, I’m breaking down our Newark30 plan and how we build a city that actually works for the people who live here. I’ll be sharing concrete ideas to clean our streets, lower the cost of living, make our city's government fully transparent, and build a model where
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Jhamar Youngblood
22 days
Here’s a clip from the hour-and-fifteen-minute conversation I had with Ameer Washington, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club, about my mayoral campaign. You can watch the full interview here: https://t.co/mJynp0fh81
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Jhamar Youngblood
26 days
Many Black people take issue with immigrants who come to America and then participate in systems that exploit Black people economically and socially. The left frequently critiques capitalism as harmful to everyone, especially Black communities, while sidestepping the fact that
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Jhamar Youngblood
27 days
Millennials and Gen Z, it’s our time to step up and lead our city with transparency, innovation, and compassion.
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Jhamar Youngblood
29 days
Our Business Administration claims the city is not $255 million in debt but @TAPintoNewark reports otherwise. Who are we supposed to believe, City Hall or our local journalists? Right now, there is no clear place to find the truth in our city. We need an outside and independent
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Jhamar Youngblood
29 days
I’m driving around the city today in a friend’s car, and it saddens me how many children I am seeing walking to school without coats. I’m telling y’all, we have to reimagine the role government plays in people’s lives. FDR did it, Mayor LaGuardia in New York did it, the
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Jhamar Youngblood
30 days
The easiest way to improve your intelligence is to always ask, “what does that mean?” whenever you do not understand someone. You will either learn something new or realize that the person you thought you respected actually has no idea what they are talking about and may be
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Jhamar Youngblood
1 month
Newark residents, anyone can post a quote or a photo of Dr. King and look righteous for one day. That tells you nothing about how they actually govern. A politician’s voting record shows who they truly serve, who they protect, and who they harm. Those decisions shape your rent,
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Jhamar Youngblood
1 month
My documentary is finally finished. I handled the filming, editing, and research, and @producedbyroc composed the score. Watch it here: https://t.co/sE24CXATJ0
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Jhamar Youngblood
1 month
As if Black residents do not already have enough to worry about in Newark, these men are predicting a confrontation between Black Newarkers and ICE. Before anyone listens to that and thinks risking their life is smart, here are some facts: ICE is a federal law enforcement
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Jhamar Youngblood
1 month
Anyone read these? Talk to me.
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Jhamar Youngblood
1 month
I went to L.A. Spencer for four years, and yesterday was only my second time ever inside the Boys & Girls Club of Newark on Avon. When I was a kid, my mother could not afford the monthly membership cost. One of my goals is to subsidize after-school programs so every student in
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