Mamdani identified as "black" in his application to Columbi

JUST IN: Muslim Socialist Zohran Mamdani identified as "black" in his application to Columbia University - NYT

"Most college applications don’t have a box for Indian-Ugandans, so I checked multiple boxes trying to capture the fullness of my background."

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