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Brooklyn, NY – Hundreds of Brooklynites joined Democratic candidate for U.S. House New York District 7, Paperboy Love Prince for a massive march across BedStuy and Bushwick on June 12, 2020 demanding justice for all victims of police brutality, making a loud call to defund the NYPD and invest in communities.
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Paperboy Love Prince is an American rapper. Originally a journalist, Paperboy legally changed his name from David Porter to Paperboy Love Prince. Paperboy Love Prince his known for his viral videos.
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Paperboy Prince, who also goes by “Paperboy Prince of the Suburbs” on stage, has launched a campaign to unseat longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Nydia Valazquez, who has held a seat in congress since 1993. Registered as a Democrat, he will take on Valezquez in the 2020 primary.
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Prince is already trying out that strategy by holding voter drives at his shows and releasing songs about the primary issues of his campaign, like his support for a universal basic income, which Yang has made a benchmark of his platform.
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The candidate, who also works as a web developer, said his approach is to bring to politics what he sees is lacking in career politicians like Valazquez.
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The 7th District includes a large swath of Brooklyn, including Prince’s native Bed-Stuy, and a small part of Queens and Lower Manhattan. Prince is joined by Republican Avery Pereira in the race.
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The issues that are most important to him, Prince said, are climate change, immigration reform, transportation and dealing with the city’s housing crisis.
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