🗽✨ Let Me Tell You About the Qurans Used for the Swearing in of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Zohran’s oath wasn’t just historic. It was layered with Black, Muslim, immigrant, and working-class meaning

Less than a year ago, I watched Zohran Mamdani speak to a room that barely noticed him. Now he’s the Mayor of New York City — and the way he took the oath last night was a message to the whole world about who belongs in this city.

Zohran didn’t just raise his hand and recite words. He placed his hand on two Qurans—and each one carried a history that dese…