We asked the CO-PUBLISHER AND EDITOR – IN CHIEF OF THE AFRICAN JOURNAL Barnabé Bazona Bado about the African Community endorsement of Ydanis Rodriguez for Congress. How many candidates did you interview we asked? 

We were told that Ydanis Rodriguez called the African Journal for an endorsement, and no other of the twelve candidates were interviewed. The African Journal is located at 1 East 104th Street in the congressional district of Adriano Espaillat who is an ally of Ydanis Rodriguez. There are some who say it was Espaollat who put Rodriguez up to steal votes from Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. We called candidate Ydanis Rodriguez’s Communication Director for a comment, and did not get a reply by the time the story was written. 

Read the story below where candidate Ydanis Rodriguez who was born in the Dominican Republic is quoted saying he will be the first African in congress.

African Community supports Ydanis Rodriguez as candidate for Congress Member

A  Council member who has been championing for several years for the minority groups is running now to be a Congress member as African community stands for him.  

Ydanis Rodriguez who represents the 10th Council District for 11 years, has had a zoom conference on May 31, 2020 with African leaders in the Bronx to talk about his program as candidate for a congress member, and ask for their support.  “ I will be the first African in the Congress; You will be in my home; I will take this opportunity to connect not myself but to build bridges in the society we have been today,” said Mr. Ydanis if elected as Congress member.  Mr. Ydanis was born and raised in Dominican Republic and then moved to New York. 
He represents  the 10th Council District which includes the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill. Read more about Mr. Ydanis here: https://council.nyc.gov/ydanis-rodriguez/  —