Council Member Crystal Hudson to Introduce Legislation Advancing ‘A Black Agenda for New York City’

Council Member Crystal Hudson to Introduce Legislation Advancing  ‘A Black Agenda for New York City’

Photo Credit: Katrina Hajagos Brooklyn, NY — Council Member Crystal Hudson will introduce legislation central to her ‘Black Agenda For New York City’ policy platform at June 2 City Council Stated Meeting. The four bills seek to address issues of racial, economic, and education justice in New York City: Black maternal mortality, universal child care, […]

Jumaane Williams is Running for Governor to Bring Transformational Change

Jumaane Williams is Running for Governor to Bring Transformational Change

By Linda Nwoke, CAW Exclusive To date, New York State has had one black Governor, David Paterson, who served between 1990-2000. However, this can change if one of the June 2022 Democratic candidate candidates wins before finally contesting against a Republican candidate in November. Jumaane Williams became a New York City Public Advocate in 2019. […]

What Immigrants Expect from the Next New York Governor

What Immigrants Expect from the Next New York Governor

By Linda Nwoke The New York gubernatorial race is on, with the Democratic party’s primary just a few weeks away. There is a mixture of candidates ranging from —contestants with deep-rooted political backgrounds and strong ties to their communities to others with less political experience. Yet, they have a vision for a brighter and better […]

This is not the way to Spend a Billion on Buffalo

This is not the way to Spend a Billion on Buffalo

New York, N.Y. – September 4, 2020: New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks in Foley Square at a rally against the New York City Department of Education’s plan to reopen public schools. (Shutterstock) By Jumaane Williams Time is up for the Legislature to pass an on-time budget, and the governor is working overtime […]

Jumaane Williams Calls for a Halt on Bitcoin Mining

Jumaane Williams Calls for a Halt on Bitcoin Mining

Jumaane Williams speaks at a peace vigil to honor victims of attacks on Asians in Union Square Park on March 19, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Nick Reisman, NY State of Politics New York gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams called for a moratorium on proof-of-work bitcoin mining in the state, pointing to concerns raised […]

Brooklyn Could Decide the 2022 Democratic Primary for Governor

The borough is even more important than usual as Jumaane Williams gets ready to take on Kathy Hochul again.

Brooklyn Could Decide the 2022 Democratic Primary for Governor

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at Wegmans opening day celebration at Brooklyn Navy Yard. – New York, NY – October 27, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Zach Williams, City and State NY New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is officially exploring a run for governor, but he will not have to look far […]

Brooklyn District 45 Special Election: The Candidates Eyeing Jumaane William’s City Council Seat

Candidates will have to run twice this year, once on May 14th, as the Mayor has recently announced, and again sometime in November, in a special election to retain their seat in the Council.

Brooklyn District 45 Special Election: The Candidates Eyeing Jumaane William’s City Council Seat

Last week’s special election was a seminal moment for Brooklyn City Councilmember Jumaane Williams. Previously elected District 45’s representative three times in a row, Williams will now assume the role of Public Advocate, which is the second highest ranking elected office in the city. Williams had run against 16 other candidates and won with a breakaway 33.2 […]