"Mayor Adams has for many years used his identity as both a shield against any criticism and a sword to harm New Yorkers, especially ones who look like him. Racial double standards are real, yet the mayor is well aware and should acknowledge that words have different meanings depending on context. Those of us with good conscience have tried to tread lightly on this subject, a position the mayor knowingly abuses. It’s now clear that while it’s uncomfortable to say, it has to be made explicit.
"The second Black mayor in our history is actively undoing the decades of progress it took to elect even the first. It’s deeply disrespectful to both the leaders who worked to get us here and people who hope to carry us forward.
"As a Black man, it continues to be painful to watch this mayor in crisis. At the same time, Mayor Adams’ many failings are not of a community or an identity, but of one person and his administration. The sooner we can move forward from both, the better for our city, and for the moment this mayor has misused."
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