So for her, de Blasio and McCray's victory feels like confirmation—especially since McCray does not resemble the type of black woman that mainstream America usually deems beautiful, like Halle Berry or Beyonce.
“A woman who has darker skin and natural hair, and a white man,” Miles said. “To see a black woman who is in a long-term relationship with children and her partner, who does not fit that stiff, narrow, idealized image of what a black woman should look like, I think is powerful.”
De Blasio was elected in New York, perhaps the most diverse city in America.
But he is connecting with people across the country, especially the children of interracial marriages.
