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Transcript of full Maurice Mitchell interview

Maurice Mitchell, 28, is the lead organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition. He trains activists to work on better schools as well as affordable housing and health care. Born to immigrants from Grenada and Trinidad, he graduated from Long Beach High School in 1997 and Howard University in 2001. He lives in Oceanside.

Q: How did you become an activist?

Mitchell: What drew...

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