Op-Ed | Crystal's Corner: Protecting Black Futures is a Moral Obligation to Expand and Fully Fund Right to Counsel * Brooklyn Paper

From 2010 to 2020, New York City saw a 9% decline in its Black population.In just the last decade, the District I represent - which includes the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Bed-Stuy - has experienced a 20% loss in its Black population.In neighboring communities across the city, the same housing and affordability crisis wreaking havoc in traditionally Black neighborhoods is actively undermining the wellbeing of all poor and working class communities across the five boroughs.

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