Forest Whitaker, Getting Behind A ‘Brick City’ Hero

All Things Considered recently did an interview with the actor Forest Whitaker on an upcoming five part documentary (Brick City) about the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker.

Booker has been profiled in The New Yorker and is someone worth reading about and watching. He’s done a lot of good for the city of Newark and he’s young and smart enough so that he’s no doubt got a trajectory beyond it.

Note: I’m digging NPR a la carte. I don’t always catch shows and stories as they’re broadcast on the radio and the NPR site and various show sites give me the opportunity to listen to this stuff any time. The site is a searchable radio-Tivo.