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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 ...
Why Black unemployment just rose to its highest level since January 2022
Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% and employers added a stronger-than-expected 147,000 jobs in ...
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.
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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Hakeem Jeffries Dodges on Mamdani ‘Black or African American’ Claim in MSNBC Interview
The Democrat completely dodged a question from the MSNBC host on his party's NYC mayor candidate's latest controversy: ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Zohran Mamdani identified as part black on Columbia University application
New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani identified as both Asian and African American on his 2009 Columbia ...