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BET Current: Cory Booker’s Filibuster Is One for the History Books

The New Jersey Senator is going long on the Senate floor in a powerful protest that could make procedural history.
04/02/2025

Opinion: Cory Booker Spoke for 25 Hours—Now What?

Cory Booker’s 25-hour Senate speech was powerful—but symbolic. In the face of rising authoritarianism, the Democratic Party needs less performance and more action.
04/02/2025

A Historic Holdout: Cory Booker’s Filibuster Sets Sights on the Record

In a dramatic move, Booker’s extended speech could set a new standard for political protest on the Senate floor.
04/01/2025

Why Was Sen. Cory Booker In Israel When The War Erupted ?

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee member and his staff were in Jerusalem when they were urgently called inside to take shelter.
10/09/2023

This Week In Good Black News: Colin Kaepernick's New Book Highlights Black History, Don Lemon Slays First Gig Since Leaving CNN And Venus Williams Conquers The Tennis Court...Again

Plus, Missouri Rep. Cori Bush demands reparations.
06/23/2023
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Michael B. Jordan, Tangled Beauty and Living Single

Michael B. Jordan talks about his journey to directing "Creed III," supporters of the CROWN Act break down hair discrimination, and single Black people ponder the validity of marriage.
03/06/2023

Senate Republicans Block Passage of The CROWN Act to Ban Discrimination Against Natural Hair

The law would make it a federal crime to discriminate because a person has Afro-textured hair.
12/16/2022

Sen. Cory Booker Says Democrats Have A 'Strong Pathway' To Keep Control Of The Senate

Election day is tomorrow.
11/07/2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History As First Black Woman Confirmed As U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Rising from a SCOTUS clerkship to the high court bench itself, she steps into the next phase of a venerable career journey.
04/07/2022

OPINION: For A Model Of Protecting Black Women, Look To The SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings, Not the Oscars

When Sen. Cory Booker vocally uplifted Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, he showed what pushing back against disrespect is supposed to look like.
03/29/2022
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Sen. Cory Booker Moves Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To Tears: 'You Are Worthy'

“You have earned this spot,” the NJ senator said.
03/24/2022