Lt. Edwin Raymond is a Haitian American Brooklynite who is making a difference in his community. He rose to national fame as part of the NYPD12, a group of whistleblower cops who sued the NYPD for illegal arrest quotas, which was chronicled in the Sundance award-winning documentary, Crime + Punishment. In Ep. 44 “Be The Change You Want To See,” Raymond gives us a look into his life as a Caribbean American man, a black man, a man in law enforcement and a man on a mission. Listen as he kicks it with the JAY BIRDS and officially announces his run for New York City Council, LIVE on #HEADwithJB!!!
Edwin Raymond For City Council
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Ep. 44: “Be The Change You Want To See” (with Lt. Edwin Raymond)
Closing off Jay Blessed’s “Caribbean American Heritage Month Series” for the IN MY HEAD podcast is local firebrand, Edwin Raymond. He lost his mother at age 3 and grew up with his Haitian father (RIP) in Brooklyn. Today is he making a major difference in community by fighting for equal rights and justice. Get to know the man who could very well be the next NYC Councilman for District 40!
RELATED: BONUS EP. #3: “Black People Are Exhausted” with Senator Kevin Parker
RESOURCES:
Crime + Punishment Documentary
‘I Got Tired of Hunting Black and Hispanic People’
A Black Police Officer’s Fight Against the N.Y.P.D.
FBI warned of white supremacists in law enforcement 10 years ago. Has anything changed?
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Edwin Raymond For City Council
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