NJ Sen. Booker Senator Cory Booker Attends Juneteenth Reparations March And Rally

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 17: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks about equal justice during a Juneteenth reparations rally at Newark City Hall on June 17, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. The New Jersey Institute of Social Justice (NJISJ), elected officials, and activists marched and held a rally at City Hall celebrating the second year Juneteenth was recognized as a federal and state holiday in New Jersey. Legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday was introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) in 2020. Rally-goers also called on New Jersey lawmakers to pass legislation to establish a Reparations Task Force that would allow experts to study and propose targeted and strategic policy recommendations for reparative justice. (Footage by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)