Top ranking votes could elect Black progressive 1st her honor
In this March 18, 2021, fi le photo, civil rights attorney Maya
Wiley, a New York City Democratic mayoral candidate,
speaks at the National Action Network in New York. Associated
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Last month, Joanne Anderson
made history in the city of
Liverpool becoming England’s
first Black female mayor.
A dedicated member of the
Labour Party, she received
59.2 percent of the votes
Here in the United States,
for almost half a century Americans
have advanced minority
representation casting majority
votes for members of the
gender and race.
Chicago natives elected one,
voters in San Antonio, Texas,
Atlanta, Georgia, Charlotte,
North Carolina, New Orleans,
Louisiana, and San Francisco,
California also blazed the trail
for Black women.
As a matter of fact of 307
American cities with a population
of 100,000, 13 Black female
mayors are now deciding policy
for their residents.
New York City could increase
that amount on June 22 when
the Democratic primary selects
the choice from a field of eight
electable candidates — three
women among them.
For the first time, from
June 12 to that date voters will
have an opportunity to test the
ranking system enabling voters
to check their preference for up
to five choice candidates.
The candidate with the most
votes will emerge the victor.
“It is important we rally and
rank Maya Wiley number one,”
Congresswoman Antonia Ocasio
Cortez said last weekend.
The Washington D.C. influencer
endorsed Wiley, — the
only female Black Democrat in
the race — giving the former
legal advisor to Mayor Bill de
Blasio the kind of nudge that
could influence the direction of
progressive candidates.
The boost could prove to
be a vital factor to determine
whether or not history will be
made with the election of the
very first female first citizen of
NYC – one of color.
Imagine Her honor seated at
City Hall?
How about Madam Wiley
calling the shots at Gracie
Mansion?
A declared ‘progressive,
change maker and mom,’ the
candidate said: “I wont stand
by while we risk losing a generation
of our kids to the trauma
of injustice and violence when
we should be investing in their
futures.”
“We have an option of a candidate
who can center people,
racial justice, economic justice
and climate justice,” legislator
AOC added.
She “didn’t just come up
to run for mayor but has the
experience and has a lifetime of
dedication to this.”
Last week, attorney Wiley
also garnered another power
surge from Julian Castro, the
expert President Barack Obama
tagged to decide policies related
to Housing and Urban Development.
“She’s laid out a bold progressive
agenda to support
working families and small
businesses, improve housing
affordability and public safety
and ensure every New Yorker
can prosper.”
Wiley’s approval rating has
been inching up since debating
her rivals during two television
outings. On both occasions
she seized on opportunities to
question the credibility of her
rivals.
Recently during a combative
exchange with alleged frontrunner
Brooklyn Borough
President, Eric Adams, Wiley
challenged the record of the
former cop.
The former NAACP attorney,
Civil Rights advocate,
media pundit and commissioner
of the Civilian Complaint
Review Board wasted little time
debunking the legacy Adams
has boasted since joining the
NYPD.
She cited corruption, collusion
and his support of the disproportionate
arrests of Black
men under Stop & Frisk policing.
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