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The Brown Girls Guide to Politics

Sen. Cory Booker: “Walk by faith.”

The Brown Girls Guide to Politics

Acast Creative Studios

Women Of Color, Black Women, Politics, Society & Culture, News, Women In Politics

3.3845 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

To learn more about Senator Cory Booker’s campaign, visit www.CoryBooker.com.

The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast is all about amplifying the voices of women who are too often forgotten in media coverage. Host A’shanti Gholar leads conversations with women changing the face of politics. In the BGG to Politics blog, A’shanti created a space for Women of Color to learn about the current state of women in politics, to support others breaking into the political sphere, and to celebrate incredible people changing the course of the country. A’shanti founded the blog and Wonder Media Network is thrilled to extend her platform to audio.

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0:00.0

Hey y'all. I'm Ashanti Golar, host of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics.

0:05.1

The BGG is the one-stop shop for women of color who want to talk and shape the world of politics.

0:12.9

This season, we're getting deep into the details of Project 2025.

0:18.7

In 900-plus pages, it's proposing dramatic conservative changes to education,

0:24.3

health care, and foreign affairs. But underpinning it all is an entirely new vision for how

0:31.1

the government operates, and that could change everything. Thank you so much to our friends

0:37.2

at Way to Win for supporting us

0:39.0

and making this season possible. Listen to the Brown Girls Guide to Politics wherever you get

0:44.8

your podcast. Welcome back, Brown Girls. Ashanti here, the founder of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics,

0:58.6

and this is the first episode featuring the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. Today,

1:04.7

we will hear from Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey. Like many of you, I got to know Senator

1:09.7

Booker during his time as Mayor Newark, New Jersey.

1:13.0

Through his social media accounts, we got to see up close to his investment in the city,

1:17.3

from education to gun violence prevention, and even being available as mayor to shovel a little

1:22.7

snow.

1:24.2

As a senator, he has continued to advocate for issues that are important to women and people of color, which have been central to his presidential campaign.

1:32.0

Senator Booker took the time to chat with us after ending a busy day on the campaign trail.

1:36.7

I hope you enjoy.

1:38.9

All right. Let's get into it.

1:41.9

So we've been following your race.

1:44.1

You're running a wonderful race.

1:46.0

And you talk a lot about, I'm running because.

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