In this free episode, Peter and Adam talk about the Zohran Mamdani mayoral primary win in New York City, Mamdani and Black voters in New York City, the DSA’s long-time issue with (not) addressing Black issues, and how the social democratic Left can reach Black people politically. (Recorded July 5, 2025) 

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Links, research related to episode: 
Young Gen Z is more conservative and Trump-friendly, while older Zoomers are more progressive https://www.vox.com/politics/414266/republican-conservative-two-gen-z-young-voter-trumpier-progressive 
Why Young Men Don’t Like The Democrats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awU5f07rh2Y  
Mamdani Triumphed Without a Majority of Black Voters. Where Does That Leave Them? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/politics/mamdani-black-voters-democrats.html 
Use of ‘African-American’ Dates to Nation’s Early Days https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/arts/use-of-african-american-dates-to-nations-early-days.html 
Mamdani’s Train is Running But Blacks Wonder if There is Space for Them https://www.blackagendareport.com/mamdanis-train-running-blacks-wonder-if-there-space-them  
Mamdani won millennial voters of all races https://x.com/OwenWntr/status/1937812968634253501 
Mamdani is polling much better than Cuomo (as of now) among many demographics, including Black voters https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/four-months-to-november; https://x.com/MichaelLangeNYC/status/1942997260226248784/photo/1  

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Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

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A Pan-African leftist political podcast inspired by Thomas Sankara. We talk about politics, Black politics and history, race, music, culture. Hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn. SoundCloud is where we upload our free episodes. For bonus episodes, you must be a subscriber to our Patreon. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours.