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It is his style. He transformed Newark. Newark was one of the most corrupt cities in America at one time. Cory Booker said no to the status quo, became involved in government, and walked the streets neighborhood after neighborhood. No one walked the streets in Newark unless a member of a gang and well versed in the martial arts.
I know what he did. I worked in the hospital on UMDNJ campus. Cory Booker was brave and people who cared about him and his vision worried about him. He was right about the people though. It was possible to raise up
neighborhoods. He went on to do exactly that in the face of decades of corruption mired so deep it created worry for anyone seeking change. He did it. He then went on to lead Newark and then reluctantly became a Senator.
He made this speech as a wake-up call.
