Jamaal was arrested for Driving While Black. Now, this public school
principal is running for Congress. [ [link removed] ]Support him here. Donate
$10 or what you can to his campaign right now.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: A few years ago, I was driving home from my teaching job
at an elementary school in the Bronx, on my way to pick up my 3-year-old
son and wind down for the evening. I saw sirens flashing in my rearview
mirror.
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As we see videos of the police shooting, beating, and driving through
peaceful protesters -- and even attacking reporters -- we think about how
we can redouble our mission to change the world by changing who holds
power.
Systemic racism and police brutality happen every day to Black Americans
when video is not rolling. Even many Democrats in power are silent or are
part of the problem. We all must fight for racial justice and equality,
and demand more from our elected officials.
Jamaal Bowman, a New York public school teacher and principal running for
Congress, just shared one of his stories: While driving to pick up his
3-year-old son, Jamaal was pulled over for supposedly not using a blinker.
He wound up in jail as his son waited for him. (Read his story below.)
In three weeks, this bold progressive is running in a primary against
Eliot Engel, who has been in Congress for 31 years and was just exposed as
not even living in New York!
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal says, "We need leaders who understand what we are going
through." AOC made history in a district next door. We proudly endorse
Jamaal for Congress in New York's 16th District. Please chip in
$10 or what you can to his campaign right now.
Jamaal founded the highest-ranked middle school in New York for improving
students’ test scores. He grew up with a single mother in public housing
and gives voice to America’s families who struggle with an emergency of
high rent, high debt, and high healthcare costs. Unlike Engel, he supports
Medicare For All and a Green New Deal.
In addition to not living in the community, Eliot Engel has taken more
money from weapons manufacturers than 144 House Republicans -- the same
manufacturers that benefit from militarizing local police. Engel's funded
by corporate interests and is a hawk who opposed President Obama's Iran
Deal, like Donald Trump.
Because Engel is so bad, a second progressive was also running against
him. Today, Andom Ghebreghiorgis dropped out and endorsed Jamaal! He’s
also endorsed by the Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, Zephyr
Teachout, and Diane Ravitch.
We need people who have the real, lived experience of working people and
oppressed people in this country to be the ones making our laws and
holding corporations and the powerful accountable.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal is rising in the polls, and a victory on June 23 would be seen
nationally as a victory for justice! Watch a video of Jamaal telling you
why he's running -- and chip in today to help him win!
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Elections Team
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: A few years ago, I was driving home from my teaching job
at an elementary school in the Bronx, on my way to pick up my 3-year-old
son and wind down for the evening. I saw sirens flashing in my rearview
mirror.
[ [link removed] ]This was not the first time I’d been pulled over by the cops, nor would
it be my last. It is something one never gets used to, and every time it
happens your heart skips a beat. You feel guilty even though you didn’t do
anything wrong.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: I remember the officers approaching the vehicle and
telling me I hadn’t properly used a turn signal, and I remember them
taking my license and insurance. I waited for what seemed like forever
with increasing anxiety in every moment.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: When the cops returned, they asked me to step out of the
car, turn around and put my hands behind my back. I don’t remember asking
why or if they just told me that my insurance was suspended. I knew this
wasn’t true, but I didn’t dare open my mouth.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: I was taken to the local police precinct and put in a
cage not much bigger than a bathroom, with two other people, one bench and
one toilet. While one person gets to occupy the bench, the other two are
forced onto the filthy floor.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: When you are locked in a cage, you are suddenly no
longer human. You’re an animal. Your spirit shifts into survival mode.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: I spent what must have been a few hours in one cell
before being transferred via paddy wagon to another cell. I was handcuffed
and placed in the back of a dark van behind a cage. You lose your bearing
because you don’t quite know where you are or where you’re going.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: After spending another few hours in the second cell, I
was released without seeing a judge. No explanation. No apology. No car
either, as it was impounded. I had to borrow money just to get it back the
next day.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: I was grateful to be free and get home to my son and my
mother, who was watching him. We didn’t speak much about the incident
because I was just happy to be home.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: The year before, I was arrested and accused of stealing
my own car because I parked somewhere illegally. My son got to see his
daddy arrested by the police. Once again, I recall being detained for
hours before being released without charge.
[ [link removed] ]Jamaal Bowman: The only way police departments are going to change is
by shrinking their function. Don’t give them funding to harass people like
me. Don’t give them funding to drive through protest crowds like madmen.
Invest in services that actually keep people safe. Then things will
change.
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