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Nelson Mandela's Law Education Initiative

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In which borough should your idea take place? Brooklyn

Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?

Brownsville, Canarise and Crown Heights

Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.

Justice impacted individuals

Low income individuals

Black, Indigenous, and POC

Describe the challenge you want to address:

Police brutality in the black community hinders African-Americans disproportionally more than White-Americans

Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:

I want to allocate funding to provide African-Americans with more access to necessities like a proper education, affordable legal representation

Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:

11230

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