Asia Norton: “Newark Doesn’t Hinder You, it Makes You Great.”
EP8 of Beats, Hustle, & Politics featured guest is Asia Norton, a member of the Newark Board of Education.
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1 min readFeb 28, 2019
Born and raised in Newark, Asia was recently elected to the city’s Board of Education. During the podcast, she talks about her experience as a product of the Newark school system and as a teacher in the city. We also talked about her love of the city and some of the current issues facing Black families in New Jersey.
We recorded this episode prior to former Newark Mayor and now US Senator Cory Booker announcing his candidacy for United States President. We discussed what his presidential run means to the city of Newark. We also talked about.
Check out the episode below and take a listen to the Spotify playlist she shared with us:
