The Racial Ridiculousness Inside the Andrew Cuomo Circus
Black Cuomo supporters are trying to paint a parallel between Emmett Till, the Central Park Five, and New York’s governor. No, seriously.
One of the greatest weapons of systemic racism in America is the allied minds of Black people. In colloquial terms, sometimes it be your own people.
Albany, New York was a lava pit of exemplification last week, when the fight over whether New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should leave office after several accusations of sexual misconduct — the most recent and damning coming from his current aide — turned disrespectful. In an attempt to dissuade the New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee from sanctioning an impeachment against Cuomo, Black supporters within the Democratic Party used analogies that were offensive to their own racial history. It was an unbelievable week.
Monday morning, PoliticsNY published an article bearing the headline “Exclusive: Black Female Ex-Cuomo Employee Questions Sexual Harassment Allegations.” (As if Black women are judge and jury for sexual offenses against women.) The piece centered on two Black women who previously worked with Cuomo: Harlem Assemblywoman Inez Dickens (D–Manhattan) and a second woman who remained anonymous. Both expressed concern…
