About the Author
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José Negroni
José Negroni is the former communications director for the Andrew Cuomo-aligned Build Up NYC, a coalition of unions. He is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. He lives in New York City, where he serves as a professor at Medgar Evers College, CUNY.