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STATEMENT: Community Voices Heard Responds to the Murder of Jordan Neely

May 4, 2023


NEW YORK – We are devastated by the murder of Jordan Neely. Being Black and poor in America should not be a death sentence, but too often it is. Violence should never be the response to people in need.

As we have seen again and again, America has two different systems of justice, where people are treated differently based on their race. We cannot rely on our racist systems of policing, prosecution, and incarceration to deliver justice. Justice is housing. Justice is tenant protections. Justice is truly affordable health care. Justice is valuing every life equally, and treating every person with dignity.

Jordan Neely’s death was the direct result of the Mayor and Governor’s absolute failure to invest in our communities. Their denial of his murder is yet another erasure of the needs and lives of Black people.

Our State and City failed Jordan Neely, who should be alive today.


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Community Voices Heard (CVH) is a Black and brown-led, power-building organization committed to fighting for dignity for people with low incomes and all New Yorkers. Guided by members, we center women’s voices and create unity to win financial security, a fully participatory democracy, and truly affordable homes for every New Yorker. CVH leads community organizing across the state because we will only achieve an equitable New York when we organize and fight together.

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