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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.
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...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Mayor of New York City. In 1989, David Dinkins won the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor, ending Mayor Ed Koch's bid for a fourth term. He then narrowly defeated former U.S. Attorney...
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Nov 24, 2020 · 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...
Apr 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).
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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...
Nov 24, 2020 · FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, file photo, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins speaks during a ceremony to rename the Manhattan Municipal Building to the David N. Dinkins Building, in New York. Dinkins, New York City’s first African-American mayor, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. He was 93. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
