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David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first African-American U.S. Marines, from 1945 to 1946. [1]
Nov 24, 2020 · David N. Dinkins, a barber’s son who became New York City’s first Black mayor on the wings of racial harmony but who was turned out by voters after one term over his handling of racial violence...
Nov 24, 2020 · NEW YORK — David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African American mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his mishandling of...
The first and only black mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, has died at the age of 93. Officers were called to his home on Monday evening, New York police were quoted by the Associated...
Nov 24, 2020 · David Norman Dinkins, the genteel first and, to date, only Black mayor of New York City who dedicated much of his public life trying to improve race relations in the nation’s largest city, has...
Aug 26, 2024 · David Dinkins (born July 10, 1927, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.—died November 23, 2020, New York, New York) was an American politician, who served as the first African American mayor of New York City (1990–93).
Nov 24, 2020 · David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City's first — and so far only — Black mayor has died. He was 93. Dinkins was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn...
Nov 24, 2020 · NEW YORK (AP) — David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African American mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his...
Nov 24, 2020 · Dinkins was the son of a barber and a domestic worker. He rose in New York politics when the city was bitterly divided by race. In the 1980s, a white man became famous for...
Nov 24, 2020 · David Dinkins, New York City's only African American mayor, died Monday night at 93. Dinkins led New York in the early 1990s as its mayor, a position he called "the greatest job...
