Newark kicks off Pride Week starting with flag raising ceremony at City Hall
NEWARK, N.J. -- Pride Week kicks off Monday in Newark with flag raising ceremony.
Mayor Ras Baraka and community leaders will be on hand for the event at City Hall.
The city's LGBTQ+ Commission will also highlight the weeklong schedule of Pride activities, which ends with a march Sunday.
For the first time ever, City Hall will be lit in rainbow colors as a sign of solidarity with the community.
Monday's event gets underway at 6 p.m.
