{"id":2540470,"date":"2026-01-17T07:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-8\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T07:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:53:40","slug":"progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-whine-that-mamdanis-staff-picks-arent-the-right-race-8\/","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-8%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=2540470&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 has faced criticism from some Black and Latino leaders over the lack of Black portrayal among his top aides. Of his five deputy mayors,one is Latino and none are Black,prompting complaints that the governance is not reflecting the city&#8217;s diversity and risks alienating Black voters.Political consultant Tyquana Henderson-Rivers and labor leader Kyle Bragg voiced concerns that excluding Black executive leadership undermines trust and can feel extractive, even as Mamdani has appointed Black officials to other city roles, including Afua Atta-Mensah as Chief Equity Officer. Mamdani campaigned on a diversity message, but critics say his current senior-team choices contradict that promise; 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; according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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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 <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\">black political labor<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >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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