Community based solutions, grassroots efforts, and a progressive agenda are just a few things that make NYC mayoral candidate, Dianne Morales, stand out. 

With a background in the nonprofit sector, Dianne served as former Executive Director of The Door where she developed an outreach program for homeless LGBTQ+ youth. She was a founding board member of Jumpstart, a national early literacy program, and her most recent role: CEO and Executive Director of Phipps Neighborhoods, which helps children, youth, and families in low-income communities in the South Bronx rise above poverty. 

Dianne acknowledges that New York doesn’t work until it works for everyone--and the underrepresented are the ones that have been keeping the city going. Dianne is ready to fix a broken system.  

Amanda and Dianne discuss the insurrection at the United States Capitol and the vulnerabilities that COVID has exposed nationally and locally. What does New York need to do to rise out of the ashes? Dianne believes that respect and dignity belongs to all New Yorkers and access to housing, healthcare, education, safety, and transportation are necessities that communities deserve to feel empowered to make the changes necessary to improve their lives. Dianne isn’t making promises to bring us back to normal, she is making promises to apply progressive movement that includes everyone in our city. 

Dianne's book recommendation, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph can be found here

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