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Early life and education. Booker was born in Washington, D.C.; he grew up in Harrington Park, New Jersey, 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Newark. [1] [2] His parents, Carolyn Rose ( née Jordan) and Cary Alfred Booker, were among the first black IBM executives.
Mar 23, 2012 · The Newark mayor discovered his white grandfather and his diverse ancestry through a genealogy test on Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The show also features other celebrities and their family histories.
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- Cary & Carolyn Booker Faced Racial Discrimination & Even Violence When Trying to Buy a Home in New Jersey. Cary and Carolyn met in Washington, DC, where they were both working for IBM.
- Cary Booker Was Raised by a Single Mother in Henderson, North Carolina & Worked His Way Through College. Cary Booker grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- Carolyn Booker Was a Schoolteacher Who Was Active in the Civil Rights Movement. Cory Booker’s mother, Carolyn, attended North Carolina State University.
- Cary & Carolyn Belonged to the African Methodist Church & Raised Their Children in a ‘Very Religious’ Home. Cory Booker has described going up in a “very religious” home, attending an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in New Jersey.
Apr 2, 2014 · Early Life. Before Cory Anthony Booker became one of America's most well-known mayors, he was just a regular high school football star. He was born on April 27, 1969, in Washington D.C., to civil...
Family: father: Cary Alfred Booker. mother: Carolyn Rose (née Jordan) siblings: Cary Booker II. Born Country: United States. Lawyers Political Leaders. Height: 6'3" (190 cm ), 6'3" Males. Grouping of People: Black Politician. Notable Alumni: Queen's College, Oxford, Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan.
May 22, 2024 · Booker was born in Washington, D.C., to parents who were executives at IBM. The family later relocated to New Jersey. He attended Stanford University, where he studied political science (B.A., 1991) and sociology (M.A., 1992). Awarded a Rhodes scholarship, he went to the University of Oxford, where he received a bachelor’s degree in history ...
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Feb 14, 2019 · Booker's parents, Cary and Carolyn, were among the earliest black executives at IBM. The family grew up in the affluent community of Harrington Park, New Jersey. Cory is third from left. His...
