Black and Latino Leaders Question DSA Primary Wins in New York’s Gentrifying Districts
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 19
Black and Latino Leaders Question DSA Primary Wins in New York’s Gentrifying Districts
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 19
Summary
Black and Latino leaders in New York City are raising alarms after a string of Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates won primary races across the city.
Esmeralda Simmons, a Brooklyn lawyer who helped create minority voting districts decades ago, said the victories in neighborhoods including Bedford-Stuyvesant risk undermining Black and Latino voters’ ability to choose their own representatives.
Their concern centers on gentrifying districts where democratic socialism is gaining ground through a movement described as largely young and white.
The backlash highlights a broader tension inside New York politics over whether left-wing primary gains are expanding representation or displacing long-established minority political power.