Grassroots organizing in the black community requires deep, relational engagement that happens in everyday spaces like grocery stores or clubs.

“what we really mean is direct deep relational engagement on the ground that is going to places that most folks have written off it is going into jails it is going into Youth detention centers it is you using the platforms and mechanisms that are gerine to our culture and our people”

Democratic outreach must be a constant, localized presence in neighborhoods rather than being restricted to election cycles.

“we don't just show up on Election Day or in the months leading up to election day we're there all the time we're on the doors we're in the neighborhoods we're in the barber shops we have Community offices open that stay open we have staff that stays on staff who lives in those communities”