Sentences with phrase «democratic leader of color»
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Former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean will be a primary leader of the organization, which will work with like - minded Democratic groups like Color of Change, Emerge America, Run for Something, Indivisible Team and Swing Left.
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I'm still getting details about what took place, but there has been quiet upset - albeit little on the record - from some African - American and Hispanic leaders about the lack of any people of color on the statewide ticket, which was unveiled two weeks ago during the state Democratic convention.
The selection of Duffy angered some of the state's black leaders, who would have much preferred to see Cuomo select someone of color, especially given the lack of any minority candidates on the statewide Democratic ticket.
On Thursday night, the New York Times reported that Loeb wrote in a Facebook post that Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the black Democratic leader of the New York State Senate, has done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»
In this April 27, 2015, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, D - Yonkers, speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Billionaire hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb has apologized for an online post saying Stewart - Cousins has done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»
In a racially charged Facebook post in August, Loeb said that the mainline Democratic conference's leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins — who is black — had done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»
Loeb, the billionaire hedge fund manager who has served as board chair since 2013, said last week that state Senate Democratic leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is black, had done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»
Apparently, the celebration was a low - key affair, with the governor - elect's longtime girlfriend, Sandra Lee, in attendance (attired from head to toe in her signature color: White) along with a number of Democratic leaders and operatives.
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams says he wants answers from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Democratic county leaders about why they chose Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson, a white man, to become the next City Council speaker instead of one of the five candidates of color he argues were qualified.