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Mamdani Once Claimed to Be Asian and African American. Should It Matter?
Zohran Mamdani’s responses on a 2009 college application were criticized by his mayoral rivals. The blowback was dismissed by ...
Adams and Cuomo rip Mamdani for identifying as African American on college application
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo are calling for an investigation into Democratic nominee for ...
On This Day, July 5: Larry Doby becomes 1st Black player in MLB's American League
In 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in Major League Baseball's American League, joining the Cleveland Indians ...
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‘Sinners’ Releases in Black American Sign Language. Here’s What That Means
The deaf community was plagued by racial segregation, so Black Americans decided to create their own rendition of the ...
No, Black people may not be joining all of your protests. But they are still resisting
Black Americans’ call to sit out of Trump protests and marches post-election hasn’t exactly translated to inaction.
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Zohran Mamdani’s 'African American' Claim Stirs Row: Black New Yorkers Furious, Call Him a ‘FRAUD’
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash after referring to himself as “African American” during a campaign event. Critics, including prominent Black community leaders and ...
Before Joe Louis became an American icon, Jack Johnson shook up the nation on July 4, 1910
Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910 upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains ...
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‘He’s a fraud’: Zohran Mamdani blasted over ‘African American’ claim on college application
A number of black New York City residents are upset that Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a Southeast Asian communist, identified as African American when applying to […] ...
As Trump signs ‘Big’ bill, leaders say Republicans should be shamed for ‘assault on Black lives’
It literally uses our tax dollars to drive inequality and the stripping away of civil rights, which this president promises ...
NY Times addresses backlash over report on NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani's college application
Controversy erupted over a New York Times article about Zohran Mamdani's college application identifying as Asian and African ...
Zohran Mamdani identified as 'Asian and Black' in Columbia application, now says African-American would be 'misleading'
"I'm an Indian, Ugandan, New Yorker," said Zohran Mamdani, but turns out he had something else written in his Columbia ...
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Former Mayor Gantt says Trump's tax, spending bill gives advantages to rich at expense of poor
Congress narrowly passed the Trump administration’s budget Thursday that cuts funding for numerous food and health aid ...