Asian or African American: NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani identifies as ‘an American who was born in Africa’; college application stirs controversy | World News
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani identifies as ‘an American who was born in Africa’; college application stirs controversy Democratic socialist New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani identified himself as both “Asian” and “Black or African American” on his 2009 application to Columbia University, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The 33‑year‑old, then a…