My story starts with my dad, a black boy born to a single mother in a small town in North Carolina. It starts with my parents meeting in Washington, D.C., in the '60s, at a time of incredible activism. Cory Booker 60sactivismbear share on social
If you grew up where I grew up, you would experience a very different criminal justice system than Camden, New Jersey. Cory Booker camdencriminalexperience Change image and share on social
I was born after the Civil Rights Movement. Cory Booker bearcivilmovement Change image and share on social
I was born after the Civil Rights Movement. I never saw Martin Luther King alive. Cory Booker alivebearcivil Change image and share on social
I reject the idea that the guy who comes out of Yale and goes to work in the projects in Newark is good, and the guy who goes to work for a white-shoe law firm is bad. We're all mountain rangers. We all have peaks and valleys. Cory Booker badfirmgood share on social
We choose forward. We choose inclusion. We choose growing together. We choose American economic might and muscle, standing strong on the bedrock of the American ideal: a strong, empowered and ever-growing middle class. Cory Booker americanbedrockchoose share on social
When we embraced social media, we took more control of the Newark narrative. We increased responsiveness toward residents. We drew more of our constituents in to participate in government and improve our cities. Cory Booker cityconstituentcontrol share on social
When they told me I couldn't sit on the Senate floor with an iPad - that the technology wasn't even permitted - I breathed deep and knew that I was going to have to start pushing. Cory Booker breathedeepfloor Change image and share on social
You were not built for comfort and convenience. You were built to overcome. Cory Booker buildcomfortconvenience Change image and share on social
We're not called to be a tolerant nation. We're called to be a nation of love. Cory Booker calllovenation Change image and share on social
