Levine | How Zohran Mamdani Breaks the ‘Model Minority’ Myth

Levine | How Zohran Mamdani breaks the ‘Model Minority’ myth

After former Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested he would cheer another terrorist attack, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani didn’t falter. He recounted an experience where an older Muslim New Yorker once advised him to keep his religion private for his political career. Rejecting fear, he asked, “Will we continue to accept a narrow definition of what it means to be a New Yorker that makes smaller the number of those guaranteed a life of dig…

Zohran Mamdani: Cuomo’s become Donald Trump’s ‘puppet’ and ‘parrot’

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is leaning into every aspect of his identity that sets him apart, even as powerful figures try to convince the country that diversity, equity, and inclusion are bad things. After Andrew Cuomo said in a recent interview that diversity is our strength but “can also be a weakness,” Mamdani criticized his opponent for being “Donald Trump’s puppet” and “Donald Trump’s parrot.” Vice President JD Vance als…