Defund the police does not mean abolish the police. It means a dramatic reduction in the number of police in our poor communities and particularly our poor Black and Brown communities. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
I've been locked up for not having insurance, only to be released. I mean, this sort of thing is just par for the course when you're Black or brown in America. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
When I look at American history, I see how it has been driven by resistance and protest against a system that has been oppressive… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
What we badly need in this country is a National Truth and Reconciliation Commission, like what we've seen in other nations that have tried… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
I see myself as a person who is pushing back and fighting against oppression in all its forms, centering racial and economic injustice very… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
We must hire more social workers and counselors in our schools than police officers. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
We can have a political system that works for the people and allows for the economy to thrive. It doesn't have to be either. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
Our response to crises cannot be adding more and more police funding. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
We need a transformation to our energy system that not only reflects our climate reality. We need an energy system that is of, by,… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
We must empower educators to provide the best learning environment possible for students. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
Nothing will ever bring back George Floyd, or any of the thousands of others we have lost to racist police violence. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
You know, I grew up Black in America, I grew up close to Spanish Harlem where we ain't have much money, but we was… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
I'm trying my best not to raise my children with fear of the police. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
