The opinion piece was a clear reminder to anyone considering running against the New York City mayor that they’ll be accused of trying to take down a Black leader.
New York City First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright holds up a print-out of Al Sharpton’s op-ed as Mayor Eric Adams looks on at a press conference on Tuesday. | Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office“I really want to thank Reverend Sharpton,” Adams said at the beginning of his weekly, wide-ranging press conference. “He really just laid out.
The mayor is expected to face a handful of mostly white serious contenders looking to unseat him in the primary next June. Black voters were crucial to Adams’ victory over a crowded field for an open seat in 2021. He dominated areas with large Black populations in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens.
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