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Maya Wiley
Maya Wiley (born 1963 or 1964) is an American civil rights activist, and former board chair of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), an independent and impartial police oversight agency. Wiley was appointed to this role in September 2016. Prior to her role at the CCRB, Wiley served as counsel to the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio. Wiley is currently the senior vice president for Social Justice at The New School and the Henry Cohen Professor of Urban Policy and Management at The New School's Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy. Wiley was announced as an MSNBC Legal Analyst on August 27, 2018.
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Born
1964-01-02
Birth Place
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education
Dartmouth College (BS) Columbia University (JD)
Father
George_Wiley
Spouse(s)
Harlan Mandel
Children
Naja Wiley-Mandel and Kai Wiley-Mandel
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Pembrook Adds Maya Wiley to Focus on Affordable Housing Inequalities

Pembrook Capital Management has tapped civil rights attorney and activist Maya Wiley as a senior adviser to tackle racial and economic inequalities through its affordable housing lending business, the company announced Monday. “I am excited to join seasoned and committed advisers and the Pembrook family to advance social justice and...
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NU College Democrats hosts former NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley

Maya Wiley, 2021 New York City mayoral candidate, answered questions from the Northwestern College Democrats over Zoom on Wednesday. Students met in Annenberg Hall to ask Wiley about her political opinions and mayoral campaign. Despite her initial lack of name recognition, Wiley said she ran because she knew that as a civil rights lawyer her capacity to make change was limited.
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NU College Democrats announces former New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley as event speaker

Northwestern College Democrats announced former New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley will speak to students over Zoom on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The organization said students will attend the event in-person over dinner in Annenberg Hall. Past NU College Democrats speakers have included 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Congressman Ro Khanna.
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Maya Wiley on Bronx apartment fire

A tragic fire in a Bronx apartment building killed 17 people over the weekend, including 8 children. It now ranks among the deadliest apartment fires in New York City history. Maya Wiley joins the show to discuss what went wrong, and what can be done to prevent tragedies like this one in the future.Jan. 11, 2022.
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What’s next for Maya Wiley?

Like what you’re hearing? Subscribe to us at iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Google, Amazon, Stitcher and TuneIn. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend!. It was never part of the script that Maya Wiley would run for office. The child of activists, and notably civil rights leader George Wiley, Maya had been comfortable pushing for progressive change from the outside as a civil rights attorney.
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Kathryn Garcia, Maya Wiley Concede In New York Mayoral Race

Last month, former frontrunner Andrew Yang bowed out of New York’s mayoral race. This week, two more contenders ended their campaigns before Election Day. After Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic Primary, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley stepped out of the once hotly contested race. “This campaign...
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