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About the Author

Jumaane Williams

New York City Council Member Jumaane D. Williams represents the people of the 45th Council District in Brooklyn, having originally been elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013. Williams serves as Deputy Leader of the New York City Council, and chair of the council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings. Williams is co-chair of the council’s Task Force to Combat Gun Violence, a co-founding member of the Progressive Caucus, and a member of the Black, Latino & Asian Caucus.

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Op-Ed: Why I Don’t Recite The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance

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Op-Ed: Why #LanguageMatters

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