US EditionNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Shrugs Off "White Meat" Tweet Storm, Backs New Equity Chief
Mayor Mamdani supported his chief equity officer after controversial posts surfaced and highlighted plans to expand 82 supportive housing units for medically fragile formerly incarcerated individuals.
- On Jan. 19, Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended Afua Atta‑Mensah's appointment as Chief Equity Officer, saying his vetting team had reviewed her online history and praised her campaign and transition roles.
- Late last week, the New York Post and New York Young Republicans Club unearthed deleted X posts from Afua Atta‑Mensah's account, including a 2021 phrase to `tax these people to the white meat` and comparisons of some white nonprofit staff to Amy Cooper.
- Her resume includes roles at the Urban Justice Center and Community Change, and Mamdani cited this work to show Afua Atta‑Mensah's dedication to marginalized New Yorkers.
- This episode adds to a string of appointment scrutiny in Mamdani's early term, as Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned earlier this month after antisemitic posts surfaced, while Mamdani called criticism a distraction during his first 100 days.
- On Jan. 19 at the Jacobi campus, Mamdani announced the reactivation of Just Home supportive housing project, with the buyer committed $30 million for repairs and Fortune Society as the operator.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Shrugs Off "White Meat" Tweet Storm, Backs New Equity Chief
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing firmly behind his newly appointed Chief Equity Officer, Afua Atta-Mensah, despite a fresh furor over her past social media posts that targeted “white liberal women” and referenced “taxing the white meat.”
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