Previously on Urban Focus
One of the most commonly cited conventions of New York City politics has been the near impossibility of defeating incumbents. But that rule seems to have shattered in the recent Democratic primary for City Council seats, with an unusually large number of incumbents losing. The politics of insurgency is the subject of a discussion on the current Urban Focus. The show features a discussion with several candidates who defeated incumbents – Margaret Chin of Manhattan, Debi Rose of Staten Island and Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn.
From left to right: Margaret Chin, Debi Rose and Jumaane Williams
Wilson Goode
Listen to the Sep 23 show of Urban Focus here:
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Urban Focus is broadcast nation-wide via the Internet every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at http://streaming.intacs.com/clients/medgarevers. In Brooklyn, the program will be aired on BCAT TV on Channel 70 (Cablevision), Channel 56 (Time Warner), Channel 44 (Verizon ) and Channel 84 (RCN). Urban Focus will be broadcast every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and programs will be archived here on the DuBois Bunche Center’s website.
Through interviews with politicians, policy makers, industry practitioners, scholars and expert analysts, Urban Focus will explore a range of issues that affect underserved communities and communities of color from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to Cape Town, South Africa. The discussions will serve to both draw attention to problems and highlight solutions for issues of concern to these communities.
