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lapucelle

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12. Has it been posted as an OP yet?

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 5, 2022, 07:30 PM

Jan 2022

The toxic vitriol aimed at Eric Adams needs to be addressed.

I think that (at least to some extent) it's racist: it seems that for some Eric Adams is not the *right* kind of Black man to have risen to this position. His personal story is remarkable, but it doesn't follow the standard narrative.

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Mayor Adams (NYC) Chancellor Banks Deliver Remarks at Concourse Village Elementary School [View all] JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 OP

I am so happy to be posting in the AA group again. sheshe2 Jan 2022 #1

I despise the racist and ant-Dem shit that's being hurled at him. NurseJackie Jan 2022 #2

It is very interesting JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #4

I'll just throw this out there because it's out there: Tomconroy Jan 2022 #3

Thank you JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #5

He doesn't just "get" it, he knows it brer cat Jan 2022 #6

Exactly JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #7

Adams is only the second Black mayor in NYC history. lapucelle Jan 2022 #8

On point JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #9

The Rise of Eric Adams and Black New York lapucelle Jan 2022 #10

I'll never get enough of this article JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #11

Has it been posted as an OP yet? lapucelle Jan 2022 #12

I don't think so JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #13