In a recent interview, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced backlash for remarks he made addressing critics in the Black community calling for his resignation. During a Black History Month event, he emphasized his administration's achievements empowering Black New Yorkers and defended his choice of words, stating that he was referring specifically to those calling for him to step down. He suggested that prayer was needed for those individuals, further sparking discussions about race and terminology within his comments, particularly the use of the term 'Negro.'
All these Negroes who were asking me to step down, God, forgive them, he said. Are you stupid? I'm running my race right now.
I thought I was very clear in my definition of what I said, all New Yorkers - we got 8.3 million New Yorkers, - 8.3 million people didn't call for me to step down.
Collection
[
|
...
]