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Now, if only Congressman Charlie Rangel could get the same memo Ed Towns got? Charles Rangel is like an amiable old relative who came to your house for Thanksgiving dinner (only), and is still there Memorial Day weekend: much to your chagrin. Let me... Full Article at Room Eight
Hill resident who made a name for himself by curbing his fossil fuel consumption and living to blog about it — is throwing his sustainably made hat into the ring to succeed Rep. Ed Towns (D–Fort Greene). Beavan will square off against the winner of a... Full Article at Brooklyn Paper
Less than 100 people from this community have received any meaningful employment
Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Similarities between congressional candidate and president attracting notice. Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, D-Fort Greene, continues to attract national attention—even... Full Article at Prospect Heights Patch
Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, D-Fort Greene, continues to attract national attention—even drawing comparisons to a certain well-known occupant of the White House. With... Full Article at Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch
Hakeem Jeffries, D-Fort Greene, continues to attract national attention—even drawing comparisons to a certain well-known occupant of the White House. With the announced retirement of Rep. Ed Towns, and the redrawing of the Congressional district lines,... Full Article at Bed-Stuy Patch
I want to respect my elders, but he was just stuck in office. After a while it seemed like, is this guy just going to die in office doing nothing? That’s the reason why Charles Barron, Hakeem Jeffries, and myself have challenged him.
“Hakeem’s commitment to public-employee unions is not just lip service,” said PEF President Kenneth Brynien. “In Albany, he has supported job creation, fair contracts and training, and has also taken courageous votes against so-called “reform” efforts... Full Article at Capital Tonight
News May 21, 2012, 4:12 am By THE LOCAL Assemblyman Hakeem Barack Obama Jeffries People, please! We like Assemblyman (and would-be congressman) Hakeem Jeffries as much as the next guy — provided, apparently, the next guy is not some writer for the... Full Article at The New York Times
N.Y. , Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries is running for Rep. Ed Towns' seat (D) and he might be aided by his similarities to another black man in office, President Barack Obama. According to the Washington Post, Jeffries' primary opponent in the upcoming... Full Article at The Root
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Less than 100 people from this community have received any meaningful employment
I want to respect my elders, but he was just stuck in office. After a while it seemed like, is this guy just going to die in office doing nothing? That’s the reason why Charles Barron, Hakeem Jeffries, and myself have challenged him.
Commissioner Kelly should focus on doing his job, and not be distracted by silly talk of a mayoral candidacy that has no meaningful chance at success
Despite Ed Towns' retirement announcement Monday, insiders noted that the 77-year-old congressman could still file petitions and then assign his place on the ballot to a candidate of his choosing. That would shake up the race between Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and City Councilman Charles Barron. But a ...
I’ve spent an increasingly significant amount of time in the southern portion of the district
Towns, 77, was facing a bruising primary fight against two Democratic challengers: City Councilman Charles Barron and state Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries. Jeffries has made inroads into Brooklyn turf that were once Towns strongholds.
He will not win the 57th Assembly District in 2012 ... I'm not Patrick Ewing, but that I will guarantee.
As members of the New York Assembly, Hakeem Jeffries and Rory Lancman have championed the rights of working people in our state ... Now we need candidates like them in Congress to stand up for the working men and women of this country.
He will not win the 57th Assembly District in 2012 ... I'm not Patrick Ewing, but that I will guarantee.
Now more than ever, we need progressive champions like Hakeem Jeffries who will stand up for working class, middle class and poor people.
Councilman Barron is a serious candidate ... We're taking him extremely seriously, and as evidenced today, with the support of several prominent members of the African-American clergy in central Brooklyn, that we are moving forward as enthusiastically and as aggressively as we were prior to Congressman ...
It’s not about Hakeem Jeffries
This is a generational moment
I wish him well in the next phase of his career. He would have been a formidable candidate
We’re received a wide array of support from all across the community and beyond. I am proud of what we have done to get to this point
It’s a wonderful thing that the Councilman has noticed that we’re gaining significant moment
I commend Congressman Towns on his 30 years of service to the people of Brooklyn and wish him well on the next chapter of his professional life
I'm proud of the amount of support I have received in this campaign and remain confident that we will have the resources necessary to be victorious in June
Both illustrate the perils of racial stereotyping when individuals are empowered with the capacity to make life and death decisions
Having run and won with the support of the Working Families Party in the past, I’m proud and grateful to have their endorsement today
Judge [Roanne] Mann clearly acknowledged that keeping communities of interest together is paramount to a fair and just redistricting process and the court should be commended ... This is a victory for the residents of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill who will benefit from the preservation of historically Af...
Indeed, we can accommodate three entire congressional districts wholly within the borders of the county ... In this context, there is no plausible reason why the new [8th C.D.] reaches into Queens to pick up three additional neighborhoods that have nothing in common demographically with the communities ...
Seniority without action is like a race car with no engine ... It looks nice on the outside, but then you get inside. And you realize that it’s got no ability to get you anywhere.
There are more than 2.5 million people in Brooklyn and hundreds of thousands of folks are either unemployed or underemployed ... The Atlantic Yards Development Project promised to make a meaningful difference in addressing the employment crisis in central Brooklyn, but that has not happened.
The explosion of misdemeanor arrests in communities of color have needlessly scarred tens of thousands of lives and hurt the ability of many to secure employment, gain admission to college, obtain financial aid or live in public housing
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