Zohran Mamdani identified as Asian & Black or AfricanAmerican on college application
As he runs for mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has made his identity as a Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent a key part of his appeal.
But as a high school senior in 2009, Mr. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, claimed another label when he applied to Columbia University. Asked to identify his race, he checked a box that he was "Asian" but also "Black or African American," according to internal data derived from a hack of Columbia University that was shared with The New York Times.
Columbia, like many elite universities, used a race-conscious affirmative action admissions program at the time. Reporting that his race was Black or African American in addition to Asian could have given an advantage to Mr. Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and spent his earliest years there.
In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Mamdani, 33, said he did not consider himself either Black or African American, but rather "an American who was born in Africa." He said his answers on the college application were an attempt to represent his complex background given the limited choices before him, not to gain an upper hand in the admissions process. (He was not accepted at Columbia.)
"Most college applications don't have a box for Indian-Ugandans, so I checked multiple boxes trying to capture the fullness of my background," said Mr. Mamdani, a state lawmaker from Queens.
The application allowed students to provide "more specific information where relevant," and Mr. Mamdani said that he wrote in, "Ugandan." "Even though these boxes are constraining, I wanted my college application to reflect who I was," he added.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 4, 2025 4:16 PM
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And, OP--and The NY Times?
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 4, 2025 5:50 AM
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So amusing that as Mamdani gets closer to being mayor, all these bullshit, meaningless "gotcha" articles are being propagated by the Times, which clearly has it out for him.
So, OP--Adams the criminal and Dump toady is a better choice for mayor?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 4, 2025 5:53 AM
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Why would he need to pretend to be Black?
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 4, 2025 6:30 AM
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Go back to the drawing board, NYT. Very weak hit piece article.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 4, 2025 6:35 AM
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R3: Especially when daddy was already a chaired professor.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 4, 2025 7:18 AM
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He does have Ugandan citizenship still which would seem to provide an excellent excuse.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 4, 2025 7:29 AM
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R3 Because “people of color” take advantage of any opportunity to reap the so-called benefits of being black and then turn around and call black Americans leeches and complain about affirmative action and etc.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 4, 2025 7:44 AM
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🎵 I will follow the road down to Africa…. 😩
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 4, 2025 7:49 AM
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If you were born in Uganda, that would make you African-American.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 4, 2025 12:38 PM
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I'm so glad the truth about this guy is coming out in flying colors. He is a lying, racist, Jew hating, silver spoon in his mouth communist. Hopefully, with all the shit coming out of his own mouth, people will finally see him for what he is. I am not hopeful, people are incredibly stupid.
Supposedly, when Zohan checked off the African-American box, he wasn't even American. I used to jokingly introduce my blonde haired, blue eyed South African buddy as my African American friend, but at least he was a US citizen at the time.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 4, 2025 1:54 PM
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Awwww. Cunt R11 is foaming at the mouth again. Hey, R11/R12--guess what? Mamdani will be the next mayor of NYC, and you can fuck yourself.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 4, 2025 2:32 PM
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Oh, goody, this sad and stupid shit will now be the norm until finally the old and useless fucks get out of the way and accept that he will be the next mayor.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 4, 2025 3:31 PM
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[quote]Zohran Mamdani identified as Asian & Black or AfricanAmerican on college application
At least he lives in the city he wants to be mayor of.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 4, 2025 3:50 PM
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No, dear, you'll be fucking yourself, R13.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 4, 2025 4:16 PM
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