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Pride Shines at Maplewood Festival as Booker Vows for Equality
North Jersey Pride Festival culminated with day-long event at Memorial Park.
The weeklong North Jersey Pride Festival culminated Sunday with a day-long festival at Memorial Park in Maplewood.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who announced Saturday he will seek U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg's seat, was among those who attended the event and told the crowd during a 10-minute speech that he will fight for equal rights, according to NJ.com.
“We will change New Jersey, we will change our country," Booker said, according to NJ.com. "We will truly make this nation one of equality, one of justice, one of love."
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The weeklong activities leading up to Sunday's festival included a community discussion about bullying with the parents of Tyler Clementi, a LGBTQ author book signing, a Trans-Themed Movie Night and a Dance for Equality.
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