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1945–1946. 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]
Apr 8, 2007 · David N. Dinkins is best known as the first and, so far, only black mayor of New York City. In November 1989, he defeated his challenger, former federal prosecutor Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani, to become the first African American mayor of New York City.
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...
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Apr 2, 2014 · David Dinkins was the mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994, and he was the first Black mayor of the city.
Nov 24, 2020 · The first African-American mayor of New York on his rise to City Hall and his fall after criticism of his handling of the racial violence in Crown Heights in 1991.
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Nov 24, 2020 · ( JTA) — David Dinkins, the first Black mayor of New York City, died at age 93 on Monday, nearly three decades after losing a reelection bid in part over his response to riots in a Black and...
Nov 28, 2020 · New York City officials and community members gathered Saturday morning in Harlem to pay tribute and celebrate the legacy of David Dinkins, the city's first Black mayor, who died this week at...
