Mayor Cory Booker

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02/19/14-  Roland Martin talks with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker about  The All Year School Study Act and the benefits of having extended school days and years. For iPhone users:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker, who became a rising star in the Democratic Party as mayor of Newark, N.J., has come to Washington. Booker, 44, will be sworn in as a U.S. senator at noon Thursday. He won a special election Oct. 16 to fill out the term of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Vice […]

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Gay couples exchanged vows in early morning ceremonies in several New Jersey communities Monday as the state began recognizing their marriages at 12:01 a.m., becoming the 14th state to do so. The hastily planned first weddings to legally unite long-time couples were planned for a state Senator’s grand home in Elizabeth, […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker won a special election Wednesday to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate, giving the rising Democratic star a bigger political stage after a race against conservative Steve Lonegan, a former small-town mayor. With three-quarters of precincts reporting, Booker had almost 56 percent of the vote to […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In a race for U.S. Senate that touched upon a candidate’s tweets with a stripper and a political strategist’s profanity-laced rant, perhaps it’s only fitting that the outcome will be decided on a Wednesday in October. The two-month campaign in New Jersey between Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan ends […]

Newark mayor and potential New Jersey senator Cory Booker has some people wondering if the reason he hasn’t settled down is because he’s gay. Booker took time to address the rumors in a Washington Post profile. His question to those who think he may be in the closet is, “so what?” He addresses his social […]

The Tom Joyner Morning Show highlights notable quotes from various people during the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington including Mayor Cory Booker, Rev. Al Sharpton and Attorney General Eric Holder and combines it with Dr. MLK’s 1963 speech to create this beautiful musical tribute to two powerful moments in history.

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Cory Booker on Wednesday said the race for U.S. Senate in New Jersey will offer voters a stark choice, because his rival is on the “far margin of the Republican Party.” Booker, who has built a national profile as Newark’s mayor, easily won the Democratic nomination Tuesday over three experienced opponents, […]

Tom and the crew open the show talking about Cory Booker’s win in the NJ primary election, Rhode Island’s marijuana law and Hugh Douglas’ firing.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Heavy rain is falling as New Jersey voters select the candidates who will run to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Four Democrats and two Republicans are seeking their parties’ nominations to compete in the Oct. 16 special election. The winner will go to Washington to serve […]

Count Oprah Winfrey as a friend and apparent benefactor to Newark Mayor and New Jersey senatorial candidate Cory Booker. Thursday, Winfrey will host a a fundraiser for Booker in New Jersey, according to Politico. The event will be held at Liberty House restaurant and tickets start at $1,000. If you didn’t know, Booker and Oprah […]