When Coleman said “she felt a type of way,” the young mayor said it’s understandable and looked right in the camera to say “that’s why I’m here to apologize.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attempting to right a wrong by admitting he failed to include Black Americans during a previous comment made about the Big Apple being a “city built by immigrants,” The Grio reported.
During a sit-down with podcaster and historian Latoya Coleman, Mamdani admitted to being guilty of excluding Black Americans during his 2025 mayoral election speech where he described NYC as a “city built by immigrants.” As a wrap-up to the 100th Black History Month, Coleman asked how people can include enslaved people and indigenous people who have built the foundation of America in New York City as well…