AOC Responds to ‘Black Accent’ Criticism by Saying That’s How She Talks, Videos Tell Another Story

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) at the Diana Center at Barnard College in New York on March 3, 2019. Lars Niki/Getty Images for The Athena Film Festival

Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded Friday, April 5, to critics who accused her of using a fake black accent during her speech at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention.