Experts
Cory Booker
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
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Can Barack Obama win by taking the high road?
If it's not the high road, it's the lowest common denominator, Booker says. Read More
March 31, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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How has Newark changed under your leadership?
Booker talks about urban renewal and seducing employers back to an abandoned city. Read More
March 31, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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How has the new generation of black leaders differentiated itself from the old guard? Read More
March 31, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Politics & Policy
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Cory Booker on Race in America
Let's not homogenize a diverse country. Read More
March 31, 2008 | In Identity, Politics & Policy
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Booker talks about how his jogs have helped his political perspective. Read More
March 31, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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What did you learn from leading a Jewish organization at Oxford?
Women have always led Booker into wisdom. Read More
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Conan O'Brien Will Never be Allowed in Newark Again
Newark's Mayor, Cory Booker, has banned Conan O'Brien from landing in his city. From this clip we learn where he gets that sort of chutzpah, having grown up with his parents and brother, as "four raisins in a tub of vanilla ice cream." Read More
March 31, 2008 | In History, Politics & Policy
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If you could have one superpower..
The Mayor of Newark has only one enemy. Read More
March 12, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Will Superdelegates decide this election?
Booker worries about anything that will threaten the legitimacy of the process within the Democratic Party. Read More
March 12, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Booker discusses Samantha Power
Booker's advice to Power is to continue to live courageously and "your core." Read More
March 12, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Booker discusses the resignation of Governor Spitzer
The truth has to come out before making a judgment, but Booker hopes we can be compassionate. Read More
March 12, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Booker is working with corporate partners to create a win-win situation. Read More
March 12, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Politics & Policy
The Honorable Cory A. Booker, 38 is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He took the oath of office as Mayor of New Jersey's largest city on July 1, 2006 following a sweeping electoral victory. He is just the third person to govern the city since 1970.
Mayor Booker's political career began in 1998, after serving as Staff Attorney for the Urban Justice Center and as a Program Coordinator of the Newark Youth Project. He rose to prominence by upsetting a four-term incumbent to become Newark's Central Ward Councilman. During his four years of service, Cory earned a reputation as a leader with innovative ideas and bold actions, from increasing security in public housing to building new playgrounds. For this work, he has been recognized in numerous publications, including, among others, Time magazine, Esquire Magazine (naming him one of the country's 40 Best and Brightest in December 2002), New Jersey Monthly (naming him as one of New Jersey's top 40 under 40) and Black Enterprise in December 2005 (naming him to the Hot List, America's Most Powerful Players under40).
In addition to being the Founder of Newark Now, Cory is a member of several boards including Integrity Inc's Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee of Yale Law School, Columbia University Teachers' College Board of Trustees, the Black Alliance for Educational Options, North Star Academy, and the International Longevity Center. This shining star reformer took his B. A. and M. A. from Stanford University, a B. A. in Modern History at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and completed his law degree at Yale University. Source: www.corybooker.com
