There , his father opened a YMCA for African - Americans .
Born in Baltimore , Maryland , to Simeon Saunders Booker and Roberta Waring Booker , Booker moved with his family to Youngstown , Ohio , when he was five years old .
There , Booker 's father opened a YMCA for African - Americans .
Born in Baltimore , Maryland , to Simeon Saunders Booker and Roberta Waring Booker , Booker moved with his family to Youngstown , Ohio , when he was five years old .