Sen. Cory Booker, the high-profile Democrat who entered the 2020 race after a near-decade-long journey to become the second African-American president, returns to his native Newark, New Jersey for his first big campaign rally today.
who entered the 2020 race after a near-decade-long journey to become the second African-American president, returns to his native Newark, New Jersey for his first big campaign rally on Saturday.
. The event launches Booker’s two-week “Justice for All” tour with the goal of building “a more just” country. The former Newark mayor’s long-standing commitment to fighting for criminal justice traces back to his formative years in the inner-city. On the campaign trail, he often invokes a common story about growing up as a young African-American in a predominantly white neighborhood. His message of unity derives from the city blocks of Newark -- where he says young men are shot, hard-working Americans remain on food stamps and opportunity is often skewed towards the rich and powerful.
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