Congressional Candidate Has Record of Remarks About White Women
A Democratic primary candidate in New York posted remarks in 2019 describing white women as colonizers and recounting closing a door on an older white woman. The candidate also described policy positions on prisons, drugs, and agriculture.
New York Post" The same posts described closing a door on an "old white lady" at a Popeyes restaurant after the woman asked about a shirt supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign. The candidate, who previously served as an organizing lead for a mayoral campaign in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, also stated support for abolishing prisons and legalizing prostitution and private drug consumption.
Additional statements called for government-run agricultural cooperatives to address labor, environmental, and food-waste issues.
The district includes Harlem, Washington Heights, and parts of the Bronx. Census data show the area is 24 percent Black, 17 percent white, and over 50 percent Hispanic. The candidate reported raising $270,000 in the first quarter, compared with $230,000 raised by the incumbent, according to Federal Election Commission records.
The candidate has also described past involvement in campus activism at Columbia University between 2012 and 2016 and stated conversion to Islam three years ago. A political analyst at Mount St.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
3 events- Feb. 2019
Candidate posted remark about Black and Arab men and colonizer women on X.
1 sourceNew York Post - Sept. 2019
Candidate posted account of closing door on older white woman at Popeyes.
1 sourceNew York Post - Q1 2026
Candidate reported raising $270,000 compared with incumbent's $230,000.
1 sourceNew York Post
Potential Impact
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Primary voters will see the candidate's past statements during the campaign.
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Fundraising totals may influence media coverage of the race.
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