Sharpton blasts Islamophobic hate speech in mayoral race as Mamdani courts Black voters

NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton blasted what he called Islamophobic hate speech in the city’s race for mayor as Muslim Democratic front-runner Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani made a campaign stop in Harlem on Saturday, claiming divisive language will only pit New Yorkers “against each other.” “I am outraged at the ugly Islamophobia that has been used in this campaign,” Sharpton told members of the ...