{"id":2540425,"date":"2026-01-17T07:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-5\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T07:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:07:58","slug":"progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives Whine That Mamdani&#8217;s Staff Picks Aren&#8217;t the Right Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2540425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism from some Black and Latino leaders over the racial makeup of his top aides: of his five deputy mayors, one is Latino and none are Black. Critics including political consultant Tyquana Henderson-Rivers and labor leader Kyle Bragg say the lack of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >black deputy mayor damages<\/a> the administration&#8217;s relationship with black voters and risks appearing extractive-benefiting from Black political labor without offering executive representation. Supporters note Mamdani has appointed Black officials elsewhere in city goverment, such as afua Atta-Mensah as Chief Equity Officer, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race\/\" title=\"Progressives Whine That ...&#039;s Staff Picks Aren&#039;t the Right Race\">campaign emphasized multilingual outreach<\/a> and representative leadership. The mayor&#8217;s office did not respond to requests for comment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some progressives are not pleased with the level of diversity among New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s top aides, The New York Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Several black and Latino leaders have spoken out against what they perceived as a lack of diversity in Mamdani&rsquo;s cabinet. The mayor has appointed five deputy mayors, one of whom is Latino and none of whom are black.<\/p>\n<p>Political consultant Tyquana Henderson-Rivers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/15\/nyregion\/mamdani-black-latino-diversity.html?smid=tw-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> The New York Times that it is &ldquo;damaging that there&rsquo;s no Black deputy mayor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He already doesn&rsquo;t have the best relationship with the black community,&rdquo; Henderson-Rivers added in her interview with the outlet. &ldquo;And it seems like he&rsquo;s not interested in us because there&rsquo;s no representation in his kitchen cabinet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She also wrote in a post that Mamdani is &ldquo;acting out what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/additional-devastating-info-on-dem-senate-candidate-who-was-caught-with-a-nazi-tattoo-still-to-come-report\/\" title=\"Additional Devastating Info on Dem Senate Candidate Who Was Caught with a Nazi Tattoo Still to Come: Report\">black people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t like about the [Democratic Socialists of America],&rdquo; 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And that&rsquo;s acting as if race doesn&rsquo;t matter,&rdquo; Henderson-Rivers wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani has hired and appointed several black people to positions within the city government since his inauguration, including Afua Atta-Mensah &mdash; who led the successful Mamdani campaign&rsquo;s effort to reach out to black voters &mdash; as the city&rsquo;s Chief Equity Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Bragg, former president of prominent labor union Local 32BJ, wrote in a post to that the Mamdani administration is the &ldquo;first&rdquo; in half a century to &ldquo;not appoint a black deputy mayor,&rdquo; The New York Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg wrote the same day that &ldquo;any movement that benefits from black political labor while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-2\/\" title=\"Progressives Whine That ...&#039;s Staff Picks Aren&#039;t the Right Race\">excluding black executive leadership<\/a> is extractive, whether intentional or not.&rdquo; In a later post, he clarified that his post was not &ldquo;a condemnation of the Mamdani Administration,&rdquo; but rather a &ldquo;critique of an issue I believe deserves thoughtful attention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Diversity appeared to be a focal point for Mamdani as he ran for office, since he delivered campaign messages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OdsP1yO5DuM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multiple languages<\/a> and said that his administration &ldquo;looks like the city that it seeks to represent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mayor&rsquo;s office did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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