This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Powell. A true leader with vision and passion that is desperately needed in Brooklyn. Powell is currently up against the infective Edolphus Towns. Powell is dedicated to returning a much needed progressive voice to the 10th District.
In the words of Kevin Powell:
As an activist and organizer for 25 long years, I have proven myself an effective agent of change, able to make a profound impact on the issues that matter to the American people. I have worked tirelessly on voter education and registration, cases of police misconduct, education, prison reform, employment policies, and relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina and Haiti. For many years I have made extensive inroads on violence prevention among young men and ending domestic violence and sexual assault. Most recently, I helped to negotiate the release of 6 young Brooklynites unfairly detained in Antigua and Barbuda. My life's work, my great calling, is to be a servant of the people, and I am relentless in my mission to help us help ourselves.
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