The Democrat joins a slew of unapologetically progressive campaigns in his run for governor with his aim to elevate voices in districts where they ‘haven’t been heard’
The day started early. Ben Jealous, a candidate for Maryland’s governor, arrived at the Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal church – not to give a rousing stump speech, not to shake hands or collect campaign contributions, but instead, as an elder son of Baltimore, to pay his respects to a fallen daughter of the city.
Taylor Hayes, a seven-year-old girl, had been tragically shot in the backseat of a car. Jealous, a former journalist, didn’t alert the media to his attendance. Nor did the former president of the NAACP stage a demonstration. Jealous was here less as a candidate than a Maryland resident, concerned that if his city couldn’t protect this young girl, who could it protect?
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