US EditionMamdani Appoints Ex-Convict Rapper to Criminal Justice Panel
Mysonne Linen’s appointment reflects Mayor-elect Mamdani’s commitment to reforming a system failing Black and brown communities, amid significant backlash from law enforcement and conservatives.
- Rapper Mysonne Linen, an ex-convict, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's criminal justice transition team.
- Linen co-founded the social justice organization Until Freedom, which advocates against racial injustice.
- The appointment has drawn criticism from groups arguing Linen's past makes him unfit for the role.
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Widow of cabbie mugged by Mamdani's appointee to criminal justice panel speaks up—what she said
Ex-convict-turned-activist Mysonne Linen was among 400 New Yorkers who were appointed to various panels by Zohran Mamdani last month. Linen had been convicted nearly three decades ago for being part of a cab heist crew.
Mamdani's Safety Team Appointment's Past Crimes Spark Outrage
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s controversial safety team appointment is drawing sharp backlash after he selected formerly incarcerated rapper and activist Mysonne Linen to serve on his City Hall transition team for public safety and criminal justice. The choice, announced in a Nov. 26 Instagram post from the social-justice group Until Freedom, placed the 49-year-old on committees that will help shape New York City’s crime-policy direction beginnin…
'Deeply disturbing': Convicted armed robber joins Zohran Mamdani's public safety transition team
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, has provided a number of strong indications that he might be every bit as radical in office as his critics feared in the lead-up to the mayoral election.On Sunday, for instance, the Democratic Socialist conflated "immigrants" with illegal aliens, stressed that New York will always be a "city for all immigrants," and identified ways that people can "stand up to" U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc…
Mamdani appoints convicted felon who served time for armed robbery to transition team · American Wire News
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is putting together his transition team, and one appointment is already raising eyebrows. In an Instagram post from Until Freedom, a social justice group from NYC, it was announced that 49-year-old Mysonne Linen will be joining Mamdani’s team in a public safety capacity. Two other members, Tamika Mallory and Angelo Pinto, were also appointed. Look: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Until…
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