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On March 29th, WBEZ presents an evening at Thalia Hall with national leader and senior United States senator of New Jersey, Cory Booker, to celebrate the release of his new book, Stand. 

In Stand, Booker offers an optimistic and practical path forward in today’s political and social landscape, weaving together powerful stories and stirring personal reflections to remind us that our country’s shared ideals can serve as a North Star to guide us. At this event, Booker will explore how to wield our personal and political principles in ways that reclaim our national story and redeem the American dream.

This program is presented with special support from Chicago Humanities.

Bio

Cory Booker is the senior United States senator from New Jersey. Booker earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Stanford University, attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and earned a law degree at Yale University. He served as mayor of Newark before becoming New Jersey’s first Black senator and only the fourth popularly elected Black senator in US history. Booker is a national leader in the effort to expand economic opportunity and create safe, strong, nurturing communities for every American family. He lives in Newark’s Central Ward.