Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Lacey Schwartz Delgado | |
|---|---|
| Second Lady of New York | |
| Assumed role May 25, 2022 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado |
| Preceded by | Cathleen Benjamin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lacey Alexandra Schwartz |
| Spouse |
Antonio Delgado (m. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Known for | Little White Lie |
Lacey Schwartz Delgado (née Lacey Alexandra Schwartz) is an American filmmaker. The wife of New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, she is the second lady of New York. Schwartz Delgado is notable for her 2015 PBS documentary, Little White Lie.
Early life
Schwartz Delgado was born in 1976 or 1977.[1] She is the daughter of Peggy Schwartz.[2] She was raised by Robert and Peggy Schwartz in Woodstock, New York and is Jewish.[3] Schwartz is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School.[2]
Schwartz Delgado did not check the racial identity box on her college admission form, but was admitted as a black student based on her photograph.[3] During college, she learned that she was biracial and that Rodney Parker, an African American man, was her biological father.[4]
Career
Schwartz Delgado has worked as a managing director at Truth Aid and as a director of outreach at Be'chol Lashon.[2]
As a filmmaker,[5] Schwartz Delgado is best known[6] for her 2015 PBS documentary, Little White Lie.[7][8] In the documentary, Schwartz Delgado tells the story of her discovery of her true racial identity. She was raised to believe she was white and Jewish, but began to question her lineage during high school and college. When she was growing up, her family attributed her dark features to an ancestor who was a Sicilian Jew with a dark complexion. Following her first year of college, Schwartz Delgado confronted her mother and learned that she was the product of an affair her mother had with an African-American man.[9][5]
Schwartz Delgado became the second lady of New York in 2022 by virtue of her husband's appointment as lieutenant governor.[6]
Personal life
In 2011, Schwartz married Antonio Delgado, taking on his surname.[2] Her husband previously served as U.S. Representative from New York's 19th congressional district and was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of New York in 2022 by Governor Kathy Hochul. They have identical twin sons.[6]
Schwartz Delgado is Black and Jewish.[6]
References
- ^ Gergely, Julia (May 3, 2022). "This Black Jewish filmmaker is the spouse of New York's new lieutenant governor". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
Schwartz Delgado, 45, was raised Jewish [...]
- ^ a b c d "Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado". The New York Times. September 25, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Jane Mulkerrins (July 12, 2015). "Meet the black woman raised to believe she was white". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Dolsten, Josefin (November 6, 2018). "NY House candidate Antonio Delgado's wife opens up about couple's Jewish life". The Times of Israel. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Marissa Charles. "'I was living in a racial closet': Black filmmaker Lacey Schwartz on growing up white". Salon.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Gergely, Julia (May 3, 2022). "Jewish filmmaker is now New York's second lady". The Forward. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Genetta M. Adams (March 22, 2015). "Little White Lie Documentary: Growing Up White Until a Family Secret Revealed She Was Not". The Root. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Little White Lie". PBS. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Felicia R. (August 1, 2014). "'Little White Lie,' Lacey Schwartz's Film About Self-Discovery". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
External links
- Lacey Schwartz Delgado personal website
- Lacey Schwartz Delgado at IMDb