The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker ...

Booker was growing emotional reading letters from constituents about their Social Security needs and reciting the poetry of James Weldon Johnson, who led the NAACP in the early 20th century.

American novel as great titles renewed the art of storytelling and had the power to influence upcoming writers for decades to ...

titled “Sonnet” and written by Black poet and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938). My heart be brave, and do not falter so, Nor utter more that deep, despairing wail.

It's now James Weldon Johnson Park, after poet, diplomat, attorney and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson. Johnson, with his brother, also composed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which ...

The Democrat, 55, who has been attacking cuts under the Trump administration, vowed to keep going "as long as I am physically able." ...

He’s a legend in his own mind. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) attempted another “I am Spartacus” moment for himself on the floor of the upper chamber — holding the Senate hostage for more than 25 hours as ...