Cory Booker has more than 1.3 million followers on Twitter. That's impressive by any measure, but when you consider Newark, N.J., the city of which he is mayor, has a population a quarter of that size, you understand why he is known by many as America's Mayor. Show More Summary
(The Root) -- With approximately 450 days left as mayor, Newark, N.J.'s Cory Booker must use his charisma to charm all of New Jersey if he indeed runs for Senate. But during Tuesday's media breakfast for black journalists, it was clear that his first order of business is to make Newark an example of his political acumen and economic savvy. Read full article...
(The Root) -- Friday was a busy day for Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker. In the morning, New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg announced that he would not run for re-election, and that evening NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous...Show More Summary
(The Root) -- Though President Obama's inauguration for a second term took place just over a week ago, speculation is already rampant regarding who the next black president might be. At the top of many lists is Newark, N.J., mayor and...Show More Summary
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker is "exploring the possibility" of running for the U.S. Senate in 2014 rather than challenge Chris Christie in the race for governor, he announced in a statement under the heading "finish the work we started" on his website today. Show More Summary
Despite his well-documented struggles to make ends meet on a food-stamp diet, Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker reportedly sprung into action on Thursday to help out at the scene of an accident, the Daily News reports. His hunger and caffeine...Show More Summary
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker is living on a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) budget of $30 a week, or $4.23 a day. And according to his blog and tweets chronicling the effort, he's struggling. A lot. But of course, that was the idea behind the challenge. Show More Summary
During superstorm Sandy, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker responded to a Twitter follower who complained that he was running low on Hot Pockets with "I believe in you. I know this is a problem you can handle." The popular and hands-on...Show More Summary
Earlier this year, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker was the subject of national attention when he rescued a neighbor from a burning building. Has he done it again today, going beyond the call of political duty to save a citizen's life? Not really, according to NJ.com. Show More Summary
Make no mistake about it: Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker did his best on Meet the Press to throw President Barack Obama under the bus. Political pros don't go on national TV and call their candidate "nauseating" by accident. And asShow More Summary
In the last couple of days, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker has criticized the Obama campaign for scrutinizing Mitt Romney’s work for Bain Capital, and then released a YouTube video backing off of that position and praising the president. Show More Summary
(The Root) -- After appearing on Meet the Press on Sunday, Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, raised more than simple awareness about the president's tax cuts for small businesses and middle-class families. Show More Summary
The Cory Booker guide to Twitter: Buzzfeed calls the Newark mayor's feed "a singular glimpse at the future of political life on the social web." In an interview, Booker outlines his approach to Twitter, and offers advice for a generation...Show More Summary
When Cory Booker recently raced into a burning home to help save the life of a neighbor, his act of bravery turned the Newark, N.J., mayor into one of the lead stories of the day. News outlets from CNN to Fox News covered Booker's heroism. Not...Show More Summary
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is today's Twitter hero after rescuing a next-door neighbor from her burning house Thursday night. "I just grabbed her and whipped her out of the bed," Booker told the Star Ledger. He was treated Thursday night for smoke inhalation and second-degree burns. Read full article...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker lashed out at the New York City Police Department on Wednesday, saying that officials failed to inform the city that it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Muslim neighborhoods, the Associated Press...Show More Summary
In his Daily News column, Stanley Crouch applauds the efforts of Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for rising to the challenge of dealing with gang violence at a time when it is wiping out generations...Show More Summary
The New York Times Style Magazine caught up with The Root's editor-in-chief Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recently after he interviewed Newark Mayor Cory Booker for his new PBS series, “Finding Your Roots.” Calling him, "a one-man multimedia...Show More Summary
Not too long ago, Newark Mayor Cory Booker would have been an unlikely candidate for a fashion shoot for Fairchild Fashion Media's Menswear Magazine. “My staff has definitely had to do fashion interventions over the years,” he says in an interview with the publication that accompanies his photos in this month's issue. Show More Summary
By: Natalie Hopkinson Minutes after snowpocalyptic flurries descended on the nation's capital this week, clogging traffic and leading to hellish commutes, someone summoned Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker via Twitter: "@CoryBooker how do we draft you to be Mayor of DC?" tweeted ABC Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. Show More Summary