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@JumaaneWilliams

Activist elected official fighting for a more just & equitable NYC. Currently: Public Advocate. Previously: Council Member & Tenant Organizer.

New York, NY
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Joined August 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 16

    For years has refused to even consider raising taxes on billionaires & ultra-millionaires, with lower income New Yorkers paying the price. Now, in an economic crisis devastating people in need, he'd still rather cut crucial services than raise revenue. Unacceptable.

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    WATCH: to : "It’s time to stop protecting billionaires, and it’s time to start working for working families." She joins leading voices across NY to demand that Cuomo and .
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  2. 33 minutes ago

    Civil War was fought because some wanted to maintain systems of privilege based on inequity/bigotry no matter what Whether it's as legal & palpable as ubiquitous chains or not (like 1960's fight), no matter why you think you support it is the same Period.

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  3. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    and me talking to voters and encouraging them to

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  4. Oct 31

    When I was little Roger Moore was Bond & all I knew I remember telling my dad that he was the best 😳 If I tell you about the loudest suck teeth & look of disgust that I could be his son at that moment 🤣🤣🤣 ("Finding Forrester" I loved it too)

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  5. Oct 31

    “We are saying to parents, ‘look we did not anticipate this, we didn’t see this coming," -- --- This quote is simply remarkable After ignoring almost everyone and insisting on making ALL the worst choices possible The AUDACITY of this comment🤦🏾‍♂️

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  6. Oct 31

    Yesterday Queens lost an iconic leader. A name known to anyone in civic and political life. RIPArchieSpigner

    The Queens community, and the entire city, have lost an iconic leader with the passing of former Council Member and District Leader Archie Spigner. We offer our prayers of peace, comfort and condolence to his family and community. Full statement:
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  7. Retweeted
    Oct 30

    New York City's Public Advocate tells that mission number one is to get Trump out of the White House and replace him with Biden and Harris. Mission number two: hold them accountable.

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  8. Retweeted
    Oct 30

    I had the privilege to photograph NYC public advocate for . I’m truly humbled by the opportunity and excited for things to come Check out his conversation with Lala Anthony below:

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  9. Oct 30

    Its hard to still have things that shock me, but the Governor’s top aide invoking a domestic terror threat — whose beliefs have incited violence and endangered lives — in order to try downplay his obvious disdain for progressive groups is appalling and can’t be brushed aside.

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  10. Retweeted
    Oct 30

    Cuomo's Top Aide Posted An Illegal Ballot Selfie, But Is That All This Is?

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  11. Oct 30

    Ques for the Christian right: Please let me know what has done with actions or words, personally or through policy that resembles a follow of Yeshua ben Yosef (may peace be on that name) Literally what makes Trump Christ like Asking for a friend/country/planet

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  12. Oct 29

    ., & think they're playing some kind of master chess. They're at best playing tiddly winks with a man-child. It's not funny, cute or intelligent. It's dangerous. At least backed away. You are NOT smarter than everyone else.

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  13. Oct 29

    NYC has argued in court that / don't have 2 discipline officers They both just let Ofc Michael Valva, charged w/beating & freezing his autistic son 2 death, resign, keep full pension rather than face discipline This is 7y/o Thomas Valva

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  14. Retweeted
    Oct 29
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    You played on ‘whites only’ golf courses. You claimed Black people didn’t excel at golf because they have "different muscles that react in different ways.” You were positive for COVID-1619 long before you got . Of course you voted for a white supremacist—you are one.

    Get out and vote. I did!
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  15. Retweeted
    Oct 28

    4 yrs ago my tweet about my vote went viral (see profile) my chance at early voting comes after the defeat the GOP voting suppressors in NY State. This time I dedicated my vote for the 545 children kidnapped by the US government. May God unite them with their families.

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  16. Oct 28

    Painful & tiring to the soul Communities squeezed btwn real civilian & just as real overpolicing that has yet to solve the issue In between is death/trauma Yes And & I'm not the only one But like my ancestors we have to keep moving😢

    Two lives were taken by gun violence last night in Brooklyn. Two families stricken with grief, two communities feeling the impact of tragedies just two miles apart. We offer condolences for the victims, prayers for their families, and work towards healing for the community.
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  17. Oct 28

    I haven't watched many videos, but thought I had to watch this one because of the knife. Mr Wallace was nowhere near the officers when they decided it was time for him to die. It's clear that preservation of Black life is devalued, time and again. Miss me with anything else.

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  18. Oct 28

    I am a consistent proponent of non-violent protest and always will be 1st, I'm a proponent of systems that would treat a young Black man in mental distress with a knife the same way it would a young White one running toward cops, illegally carrying an AR-15 after murdering people

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  19. Oct 28

    The Governor needs to stop fearing for the fate of billionaires more than everyday New Yorkers. The way to help solve the budget crisis is with billionaires— not book sales. My op-ed w/ on the need for a :

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    Oct 26

    When mass shootings happen in whiter, more affluent communities, it grips the nation. When it happens in black communities, it’s seen as endemic and sensationalized. We were on the block the night after the shooting, hurt, all tryna figure out what to do. 2/4

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