Hakeem Jeffries

like Harvard standing up to the bully, law firms, corporations, of course, those of us as members of Congress, and to do it with an intensity unlike anything that we have been called upon to do up until this point, and to rise to the occasion, just like so many others have risen to the occasion in the past, upon whose shoulders we now stand.

like Harvard standing up to the bully, law firms, corporations, of course, those of us as members of Congress, and to do it with an intensity unlike anything that we have been called upon to do up until this point, and to rise to the occasion, just like so many others have risen to the occasion in the past, upon whose shoulders we now stand.

Well, I definitely, you know, having come up in a community that, as I mentioned, in the middle of the crack cocaine epidemic, you know, it was interesting because

Well, I definitely, you know, having come up in a community that, as I mentioned, in the middle of the crack cocaine epidemic, you know, it was interesting because

Well, I definitely, you know, having come up in a community that, as I mentioned, in the middle of the crack cocaine epidemic, you know, it was interesting because

All of my boys who I was closest with, you know, all growing up in very tough neighborhoods across central Brooklyn at the time, it was interesting to me that every single one of them who had both a mom and a dad in their household wound up going to college and or getting a good paying job and was on a really strong trajectory.

All of my boys who I was closest with, you know, all growing up in very tough neighborhoods across central Brooklyn at the time, it was interesting to me that every single one of them who had both a mom and a dad in their household wound up going to college and or getting a good paying job and was on a really strong trajectory.

All of my boys who I was closest with, you know, all growing up in very tough neighborhoods across central Brooklyn at the time, it was interesting to me that every single one of them who had both a mom and a dad in their household wound up going to college and or getting a good paying job and was on a really strong trajectory.

And then there were others who were raised in a single parent household, several of whom went on to live productive lives, but others who didn't have that clear male role model in that household, who in my own anecdotal experience, fell into trouble. And as a matter of fact, have had a life of trouble in some cases, in and out of jail.

And then there were others who were raised in a single parent household, several of whom went on to live productive lives, but others who didn't have that clear male role model in that household, who in my own anecdotal experience, fell into trouble. And as a matter of fact, have had a life of trouble in some cases, in and out of jail.

And then there were others who were raised in a single parent household, several of whom went on to live productive lives, but others who didn't have that clear male role model in that household, who in my own anecdotal experience, fell into trouble. And as a matter of fact, have had a life of trouble in some cases, in and out of jail.

And I do think it is important, and this is what the My Brother's Keeper initiative from a few administrations ago was all about. But all of us, I do think, I agree with you, Scott, have to step into the lives of others to provide some guidance and some perspective, and also to make it clear to young people that,

And I do think it is important, and this is what the My Brother's Keeper initiative from a few administrations ago was all about. But all of us, I do think, I agree with you, Scott, have to step into the lives of others to provide some guidance and some perspective, and also to make it clear to young people that,

And I do think it is important, and this is what the My Brother's Keeper initiative from a few administrations ago was all about. But all of us, I do think, I agree with you, Scott, have to step into the lives of others to provide some guidance and some perspective, and also to make it clear to young people that,

and young men that look, you know, everything is not always going to be successful in life. And often you see people who are successful and you see the glory without seeing the story. And one of the things that I think is going to be important is for all of us to be more vulnerable, right, in communicating with folks.

and young men that look, you know, everything is not always going to be successful in life. And often you see people who are successful and you see the glory without seeing the story. And one of the things that I think is going to be important is for all of us to be more vulnerable, right, in communicating with folks.

and young men that look, you know, everything is not always going to be successful in life. And often you see people who are successful and you see the glory without seeing the story. And one of the things that I think is going to be important is for all of us to be more vulnerable, right, in communicating with folks.

Like I ran twice for a seat in the New York State Assembly and lost twice before I was successful. And I was knocked down on the ground twice. It was tough. And you run for public office and you lose, and it's a real public thing. You can't hide the fact that you just got knocked down. It's public failure. It's public failure.

Like I ran twice for a seat in the New York State Assembly and lost twice before I was successful. And I was knocked down on the ground twice. It was tough. And you run for public office and you lose, and it's a real public thing. You can't hide the fact that you just got knocked down. It's public failure. It's public failure.

Like I ran twice for a seat in the New York State Assembly and lost twice before I was successful. And I was knocked down on the ground twice. It was tough. And you run for public office and you lose, and it's a real public thing. You can't hide the fact that you just got knocked down. It's public failure. It's public failure.