Vogue spoke to JumaaneWilliams about his early exposure to racist policing, his history of protesting, and his vision for New York City as a Public Advocate
Williams—who was elected to the role of New York City Public Advocate in a 2019 special election—was on hand at
I got arrested a few times when I was younger, once for "blocking free movement." I was waiting with my friends from the All-City High School Chorus to go to Rye Playland, we were waiting for the train and the cops came over and told us not to sit on the steps. We got up leaned back on a banister, waiting for the train, and the cops came back and said, "I thought I told you to move.
It's odd. It reminds me of when Occupy Wall Street got very hot, and tensions really escalated. At our press conference today, we had a lot of kids who had been dealing with, and our message was: "Every time we ask for help or resources, they offer police assistance." When there are young people without things to do, or people calling for mental health assistance...now, people are protesting the police, and we're getting more police.
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