Black Leaders in New York Sound Alarm on Mamdani’s Socialist Policies

Black leaders in New York sound alarm on Mamdani’s socialist policies

A contingent of black leaders in New York has warned that socialist policies pushed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialists of America’s star candidate of 2025, would disproportionately harm black communities. Mounting debate over the DSA’s influence in municipal government comes as Mamdani is about to take over the largest city in the country as chief executive. His rise has drawn scrutiny from more centrist figures on the political …

Some black New Yorkers worried that Mamdani’s socialist policies would harm them the most

A contingent of black leaders in New York has warned that socialist policies pushed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialists of America’s star candidate of 2025, would disproportionately harm black communities. Mounting debate over the DSA’s influence in municipal government comes as Mamdani is about to take over the largest city in the country as chief executive. His rise has drawn scrutiny from more centrist figures on the political …