Lawrence Grandpre, Director of Research at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, discusses how Zohran Mamdani’s win as the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor has sparked intense debates over public safety. He explains the need for the Left to “dominate this conversation on funding community-led grassroots Black orgs,” which have driven “massive violence declines” in cities like Baltimore and Philly, instead of relying on top-down nonprofits that are disconnected and hostile to those communities. Grandpre explains why supporting these grassroots organizations is crucial for transformative public safety policies, warning that technocratic, top-down programs alienate Black voters and risk pushing them toward the right.
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