Are these authors turned politicians still in fact authors chasing the next big thing? City council races are not until next year, but there’s already a buzz of candidates running to replace Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan in Harlem’s District 9.
Most notably this past week Dr. Yusef Salaam, author and member of the exalted Exonerated Five, and established Assemblymember Alfred Taylor decided to throw their hats in the ring.
“I think we have enough millionaires in office already. That is part of the problem,” said Richardson Jordan in a stated response to Salaam’s announcement. In a dramatic flair, complete with hot chocolate and pound cake for constituents, Taylor then announced his candidacy for District 9 this Tuesday. Taylor has been the longtime bow-tie wearing pastor of Infinity Mennonite Church on West 146th Street, an assemblymember for the last five years, and has never shied away from publicly speaking on his experiences in the criminal justice system.
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