One of the leaders of Black Lives Matter's Greater New York chapter slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio for the city's vaccine mandate, explaining the "Mandate is racist and specifically targets black New Yorkers," in a statement to Fox News.
Chivona Newsome cofounded the Greater New York Chapter of Black Lives Matter and ran as a congressional candidate for New York's 15th district in the 2020 election.
The former Congressional candidate blasted de Blasio's vaccine mandate in a statement to Fox News.
"The September 13th vaccine mandate is racist and specifically targets Black New Yorkers. The vaccination passports are modern-day Freedom Papers, which limit the free will of Black people."
She explained in her statement that de Blasio is, "Fully aware of the hesitancy and distrust people of African descent have about vaccination and their interactions with government and law enforcement," she told Fox News.
In looking at the population of New York as a state, black citizens account for 17.6 percent of the population according to the U.S. Census Bureau, yet black New Yorkers make up only 14 percent of the share of vaccinated individuals in the state, per data compiled by KFF. The trend is eye-popping in comparison to that of whites, Hispanics, and Asians.
The cofounder of New York's Black Lives Matter chapter is concerned vaccine mandates will become "a free pass to racism" and she promises to advocate against the mandate until it is "Abolished," according to her statement to Fox News.
Monday, September 27, 2021
A New York BLM Leader Ripped de Blasio over 'Racist' Vaccine Mandate
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