Sharpe James to Booker in 2002, as quoted in Cobb, Jelani (May 22, 2012), Cory Booker: The Dilemma Of the New Black Politician, publisher: The New Yorker, retrieved: 21 August 2018
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You have to learn to be black, and we don’t have time to teach you.
— Sharpe James
What It Means
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About Cory Booker
Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician currently serving as the junior United States Senator from New Jersey, in office since 2013. The first African-American U.S. Senator from New Jersey, he was previously the 36th Mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013. Before that Booker served on the Newark City Council for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.
About Cory Booker
Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician currently serving as the junior United States Senator from New Jersey, in office since 2013. The first African-American U.S. Senator from New Jersey, he was previously the 36th Mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013. Before that Booker served on the Newark City Council for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.
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