Allen H. Maniker Of New Jersey Says Black People From Alabama Are Rarely New York Elite

A couple of weeks ago, we were thrilled to find Spanish surnames in the wedding announcements section of the New York Times because, as we explained:

The criteria usually include a well-connected, wealthy family and a couple with an ivy league education. As a result, you’re more likely to find names like Brittain Stone or Dawson Horn III than Chuleta Ramirez.

Aha! Not so, says one emailer:

With all due respect if this site had done its homework it would have realized that Dawson Horn III is an African American male who would be shocked to hear that he, by appearing in the New York Times wedding announcements with his beautiful bride, should be regarded as the descendant of a “well-connected, wealthy family and a couple with an ivy league education” that is part of New York City’s elite.

While his family is highly educated, New York City elite is rarely
applied to prominent African American families from Alabama.

Mistakes like this call into question your journalistic credibility.

Shame on you.

Allen H. Maniker, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, Residency Training Program
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Yes, we’re hanging our heads.

Earlier: New York Times Wedding Celebrations: We’ve Got A Live One
Image [New Jersey Medical School]